
Bell Labs Created Our Digital World. What They Teach Us about Innovation.
What do these following crucial, society-altering innovations have in common? Transistors Silicon-based semiconductors Mobile communication Lasers Solar cells UNIX operating system Information theory (link) They all have origins in the amazing Idea Factory, AT&T’s Bell Labs. I’ve had a chance to learn about Bell Labs via Jon Gertner’s new book, The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and […]