An edition of The tinkerers
(2013)
The tinkerers
the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great
by Alec Foege
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Showing how tinkering has been the guiding force behind both major corporate-sponsored innovations and smaller scale inventions with great potential, Foege argues that America still cultivates visionary innovators who do not allow cultural obsessions with efficiency and conformity to interfere with their passion and creativity.
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The tinkerers: the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great
2013, Basic Books
in English
0465009239 9780465009237
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Table of Contents
Wising up about a smartphone
Tinkering at the birth of a nation and beyond
Contemporary tinkerer finds his way
Edison's folly reinvents tinkering for the modern age
Myhrvold's magic tinkering factory
When tinkering veers off-course
The tinkerer archetype is reborn
Parc and the power of the group
A trio of alternative tinkering approaches
Tully's school for tinkerers
Concluding thoughts on tinkering.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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