Bibliograph

The tinkerers, the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great, Alec Foege

Type

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The tinkerers, the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great, Alec Foege

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The tinkerers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

778420370

Responsibility statement

Alec Foege

Sub title

the amateurs, DIYers, and inventors who make America great

Summary

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

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 -- A different kind of school -- Concluding thoughts on tinkering

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