Thomas Edison: Success and Innovation through Failure

AvIan Wills

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Del 52 i serien Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

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Beskrivning

This book develops a systematic approach to the role of failure in innovation, using the laboratory notebooks of America's most successful inventor, Thomas Edison.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-05-05
Mått:155 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:468 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in History and Philosophy of Science
Antal sidor:257
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030299422

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Filosofi inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Ian turned to the history and philosophy of science after a career in engineering. His PhD dissertation focused on the history and philosophy of technology using Thomas Edison’s laboratory notebooks to understand the processes by which novel artefacts are created. Subsequent work included industrial heritage in Australia; the science of F W Taylor's Scientific Management; and the Great Strike of 1917. His current interests include Australia's failed attempt to build nuclear weapons; the history of manufacturing in Australia; and manufacturing’s interaction with Australian history more broadly.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I: Edison and Failure Chapter.- 2. Success, Failure and Innovation: the Carbon Microphone.- Chapter 3. Failure and Success.- Chapter 4. Innovation and Systems.- Chapter 5. Innovation Must Fail.- Chapter 6. Catastrophic Failure.- Part II: Edison Science and Invention.- Chapter 7. Inventive Success: the Phonograph.- Chapter 8. Scientific Failure: Etheric Force.- Part III: Edison's World.- Chapter 9. Thomas Edison and Patents.- Chapter 10. The Edisonian Method: Trial and Error.- Part IV: Reversing Edison.- Chapter 11. Reverse Engineering.- Chapter 12. Epilogue.- Bibliography.- Notes.