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Books like Tesla

Tesla
by Margaret Cheney • 1981
How the inventor of the twentieth century wound up alone with a white pigeon.
3.71
7k+
💡 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🔬 Scientific Biography
Tesla Summary
Tesla 98%
How the inventor of the twentieth century wound up alone with a white pigeon.
by Margaret Cheney 1981
3.71
7k+ ratings
💡 Inventor Biographies⚡ History Of Electricity🔬 Scientific Biography
Wizard
by Marc J. Seifer • 1996
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
3.73
7k+
📝 Inventor Biography⚡ History Of Electricity⚔️ War Of Currents
Wizard Summary
Wizard 97%
Electrified the world, outsmarted by rivals, bankrupted by a giant tower: the Nikola Tesla story.
by Marc J. Seifer 1996
3.73
7k+ ratings
📝 Inventor Biography⚡ History Of Electricity⚔️ War Of Currents
The Idea Factory
by Jon Gertner • 2012
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
4.21
9k+
🏭 Innovation History🏢 Corporate History💡 Invention Stories
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 95%
A phone monopoly's lab produced the transistor, the laser, and the digital age. How it worked.
by Jon Gertner 2012
4.21
9k+ ratings
🏭 Innovation History🏢 Corporate History💡 Invention Stories
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
by William Elliott azelgrove • 2018
Wilbur Wright solved flight alone. Orville Wright spent decades burying that fact.
3.66
130
🛩️ Aviation History🔍 Revisionist Biography🔧 Inventor Biography
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story Summary
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story 94%
Wilbur Wright solved flight alone. Orville Wright spent decades burying that fact.
by William Elliott azelgrove 2018
3.66
130 ratings
🛩️ Aviation History🔍 Revisionist Biography🔧 Inventor Biography
ColdFusion Presents
by Dagogo Altraide • 2019
From steam to AI: the chain of breakthroughs that built the modern world, every link essential.
4.17
780
🏭 History Of Technology🔬 History Of Science💡 History Of Innovation
ColdFusion Presents Summary
ColdFusion Presents 94%
From steam to AI: the chain of breakthroughs that built the modern world, every link essential.
by Dagogo Altraide 2019
4.17
780 ratings
🏭 History Of Technology🔬 History Of Science💡 History Of Innovation
Steve Jobs
by Walter Isaacson • 2011
Unfiltered access, no editorial control: the biography where genius and cruelty share the page.
4.16
1.4M+
🏢 Tech Titans💻 Silicon Valley History🔄 Corporate Turnarounds
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs 94%
Unfiltered access, no editorial control: the biography where genius and cruelty share the page.
by Walter Isaacson 2011
4.16
1.4M+ ratings
🏢 Tech Titans💻 Silicon Valley History🔄 Corporate Turnarounds
Steve Jobs
by Patricia Lakin • 2011
Before the iPhone, Jobs took a calligraphy class. That strange detour explains everything.
3.85
384
🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship🎨 Product Design💻 Silicon Valley
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs 93%
Before the iPhone, Jobs took a calligraphy class. That strange detour explains everything.
by Patricia Lakin 2011
3.85
384 ratings
🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship🎨 Product Design💻 Silicon Valley
iCon
by Jeffrey S. Young • 2005
Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.
4.06
11k+
🚀 Startup Stories🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🎨 Design Thinking
iCon Summary
iCon 93%
Fired at thirty from Apple. Twelve years later, he returned to rescue it.
by Jeffrey S. Young 2005
4.06
11k+ ratings
🚀 Startup Stories🔄 Corporate Turnarounds🎨 Design Thinking
Innovate Like Edison
by Michael J. Gelb • 2007
Edison's genius was not a gift. It was five deliberate practices any team can learn.
3.83
168
💡 Innovation Methods📜 Inventor Biographies💭 Idea Generation
Innovate Like Edison Summary
Innovate Like Edison 93%
Edison's genius was not a gift. It was five deliberate practices any team can learn.
by Michael J. Gelb 2007
3.83
168 ratings
💡 Innovation Methods📜 Inventor Biographies💭 Idea Generation
Power Play
by Tim Higgins • 2021
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
4.07
2k+
🚗 Electric Vehicles💻 Silicon Valley Culture🏢 Corporate Biographies
Power Play Summary
Power Play 93%
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
by Tim Higgins 2021
4.07
2k+ ratings
🚗 Electric Vehicles💻 Silicon Valley Culture🏢 Corporate Biographies
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
by Nancy Forbes • 2014
How an uneducated bookbinder and a Scottish genius proved light, electricity, and magnetism are one.
4.26
2k+
⚡ Electromagnetism📜 History Of Physics👨‍🔬 Scientific Biography
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field Summary
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field 93%
How an uneducated bookbinder and a Scottish genius proved light, electricity, and magnetism are one.
by Nancy Forbes 2014
4.26
2k+ ratings
⚡ Electromagnetism📜 History Of Physics👨‍🔬 Scientific Biography
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
4.15
7k+
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists 93%
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory
Steve Jobs
by Karen Blumenthal • 2012
Garage startup. Public firing. Decade in exile. The return that produced the iPod and iPhone.
3.95
7k+
⌨️ Computer History💻 Tech Founders🎨 Product Design
Steve Jobs Summary
Steve Jobs 92%
Garage startup. Public firing. Decade in exile. The return that produced the iPod and iPhone.
by Karen Blumenthal 2012
3.95
7k+ ratings
⌨️ Computer History💻 Tech Founders🎨 Product Design
How Innovation Works
by Matt Ridley • 2020
Not lone geniuses but slow, collective tinkering, freedom, and accident drive real innovation.
4.11
4k+
🧬 Evolutionary Economics🔧 History Of Technology🧪 Trial And Error
How Innovation Works Summary
How Innovation Works 92%
Not lone geniuses but slow, collective tinkering, freedom, and accident drive real innovation.
by Matt Ridley 2020
4.11
4k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Economics🔧 History Of Technology🧪 Trial And Error
How We Got to Now
by Steven Johnson • 2014
Six ordinary breakthroughs built the modern world; their biggest consequences were never planned.
4.12
16k+
🕰️ History Of Technology💡 Everyday Inventions🦋 Ripple Effects
How We Got to Now Summary
How We Got to Now 92%
Six ordinary breakthroughs built the modern world; their biggest consequences were never planned.
by Steven Johnson 2014
4.12
16k+ ratings
🕰️ History Of Technology💡 Everyday Inventions🦋 Ripple Effects
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance • 2017
A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.
4.22
1k+
🚀 Space Entrepreneurship⚡ Clean Energy Innovation🌟 Techno-Optimism
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Summary
Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future 92%
A bullied kid, three near-bankruptcies, and the plan to put a million people on Mars.
by Ashlee Vance 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
🚀 Space Entrepreneurship⚡ Clean Energy Innovation🌟 Techno-Optimism
Elon Musk
by Walter Isaacson • 2023
His rockets and his cruelty share one origin: the boy who learned to feel nothing.
4.32
77k+
🧠 Founder Psychology🏭 Vertical Integration⚡ Crisis Leadership
Elon Musk Summary
Elon Musk 92%
His rockets and his cruelty share one origin: the boy who learned to feel nothing.
by Walter Isaacson 2023
4.32
77k+ ratings
🧠 Founder Psychology🏭 Vertical Integration⚡ Crisis Leadership
The Mark of a Giant
by Ted Stewart • 2013
Ambition usually grabs. In seven lives that reshaped the world, it gave.
3.96
288
🏛️ History Makers🏔️ Perseverance Stories📖 Inspirational Biography
The Mark of a Giant Summary
The Mark of a Giant 92%
Ambition usually grabs. In seven lives that reshaped the world, it gave.
by Ted Stewart 2013
3.96
288 ratings
🏛️ History Makers🏔️ Perseverance Stories📖 Inspirational Biography
Troublemakers
by Leslie Berlin • 2017
The seven years when a California peninsula birthed personal computing, biotech, and video games.
4.09
769
🌉 Silicon Valley🖥️ Personal Computing💰 Venture Capital
Troublemakers Summary
Troublemakers 92%
The seven years when a California peninsula birthed personal computing, biotech, and video games.
by Leslie Berlin 2017
4.09
769 ratings
🌉 Silicon Valley🖥️ Personal Computing💰 Venture Capital
The Nature of Technology
by W. Brian Arthur • 2009
Technology is nature harnessed, then endlessly recombined. Each invention fuels the next.
3.95
858
🏛️ Philosophy Of Technology💡 Innovation Theory🌀 Complexity Science
The Nature of Technology Summary
The Nature of Technology 92%
Technology is nature harnessed, then endlessly recombined. Each invention fuels the next.
by W. Brian Arthur 2009
3.95
858 ratings
🏛️ Philosophy Of Technology💡 Innovation Theory🌀 Complexity Science
How to Think Like Einstein
by Daniel Smith • 2014
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
3.57
282
🧪 Scientific Creativity📖 Intellectual Biography🚫 Nonconformity
How to Think Like Einstein Summary
How to Think Like Einstein 92%
The habits that let a slow-developing patent clerk rewrite physics, and why they still work.
by Daniel Smith 2014
3.57
282 ratings
🧪 Scientific Creativity📖 Intellectual Biography🚫 Nonconformity
Return to the Little Kingdom
by Michael Moritz • 2009
A Los Altos garage, two unlikely partners, and the unfiltered early years of Apple.
4.00
1k+
🏞️ Silicon Valley History🚀 Tech Startups🏛️ Company Origin Stories
Return to the Little Kingdom Summary
Return to the Little Kingdom 92%
A Los Altos garage, two unlikely partners, and the unfiltered early years of Apple.
by Michael Moritz 2009
4.00
1k+ ratings
🏞️ Silicon Valley History🚀 Tech Startups🏛️ Company Origin Stories
We Are Electric
by Sally Adee • 2023
Every cell is a tiny battery. Medicine ignored it for two centuries. Why it can't anymore.
4.10
991
🧬 Cellular Electricity📜 History Of Science⚡ Electrophysiology
We Are Electric Summary
We Are Electric 92%
Every cell is a tiny battery. Medicine ignored it for two centuries. Why it can't anymore.
by Sally Adee 2023
4.10
991 ratings
🧬 Cellular Electricity📜 History Of Science⚡ Electrophysiology
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 92%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
📜 Business History🇺🇸 American Capitalism🏭 Industrial Innovation
iWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon
by Steve Wozniak • 2006
Phone-hacking pranks, the Apple I, and the engineer who left his own revolution to teach.
3.85
18k+
🖥️ Personal Computing🌉 Silicon Valley History📞 Phone Phreaking
iWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon Summary
iWoz - Computer Geek to Cult Icon 92%
Phone-hacking pranks, the Apple I, and the engineer who left his own revolution to teach.
by Steve Wozniak 2006
3.85
18k+ ratings
🖥️ Personal Computing🌉 Silicon Valley History📞 Phone Phreaking
The Great Bridge
by David McCullough • 1972
The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.
4.26
19k+
💰 Gilded Age History🌉 Civil Engineering History🏗️ Megaproject Narratives
The Great Bridge Summary
The Great Bridge 92%
The father died. The son collapsed. The daughter-in-law stepped in and built the Brooklyn Bridge.
by David McCullough 1972
4.26
19k+ ratings
💰 Gilded Age History🌉 Civil Engineering History🏗️ Megaproject Narratives
The Innovators
by Walter Isaacson • 2011
The digital revolution wasn't born in garages but in teams of hackers, engineers, and visionaries.
4.12
40k+
🖥️ Computer History🤝 Collaborative Innovation🏞️ Silicon Valley Origins
The Innovators Summary
The Innovators 92%
The digital revolution wasn't born in garages but in teams of hackers, engineers, and visionaries.
by Walter Isaacson 2011
4.12
40k+ ratings
🖥️ Computer History🤝 Collaborative Innovation🏞️ Silicon Valley Origins
Softwar
by Matthew Symonds • 2003
Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.
3.78
499
💾 Tech Industry History🔄 Company Turnarounds🚀 Software Entrepreneurship
Softwar Summary
Softwar 92%
Oracle nearly died in 1990. Its founder's response: bet the company on an all-in internet gamble.
by Matthew Symonds 2003
3.78
499 ratings
💾 Tech Industry History🔄 Company Turnarounds🚀 Software Entrepreneurship
Whole Earth
by John Markoff • 2022
One LSD trip, one catalog, and the man who connected the counterculture to the computer age.
3.90
242
🌻 Counterculture History🕸️ Systems Thinking🌍 Environmental Pragmatism
Whole Earth Summary
Whole Earth 92%
One LSD trip, one catalog, and the man who connected the counterculture to the computer age.
by John Markoff 2022
3.90
242 ratings
🌻 Counterculture History🕸️ Systems Thinking🌍 Environmental Pragmatism
Hard Drive
by James Wallace • 1992
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
4.12
2k+
🖥️ Pc Revolution📋 Corporate Biography🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship
Hard Drive Summary
Hard Drive 92%
The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.
by James Wallace 1992
4.12
2k+ ratings
🖥️ Pc Revolution📋 Corporate Biography🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship
Where Good Ideas Come From
by Steven Johnson • 2010
Breakthroughs come from networks, borrowed parts, and gradual insights, not lone geniuses.
3.99
16k+
🧩 Innovation Theory🕸️ Network Theory🍀 Serendipity
Where Good Ideas Come From Summary
Where Good Ideas Come From 92%
Breakthroughs come from networks, borrowed parts, and gradual insights, not lone geniuses.
by Steven Johnson 2010
3.99
16k+ ratings
🧩 Innovation Theory🕸️ Network Theory🍀 Serendipity
The Things We Make
by Bill Hammack • 2023
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
3.75
1k+
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking
The Things We Make Summary
The Things We Make 92%
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
by Bill Hammack 2023
3.75
1k+ ratings
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking
The Pencil
by Henry Petroski • 1992
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
3.80
657
🏭 History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture⚙️ Engineering Design
The Pencil Summary
The Pencil 92%
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
by Henry Petroski 1992
3.80
657 ratings
🏭 History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture⚙️ Engineering Design
Google It
by Anna Crowley Redding • 2018
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
4.00
617
🏢 Tech Company History🌉 Silicon Valley Startups🌐 Internet History
Google It Summary
Google It 92%
Two Stanford students, a garage, and an algorithm that ranked the entire web by importance.
by Anna Crowley Redding 2018
4.00
617 ratings
🏢 Tech Company History🌉 Silicon Valley Startups🌐 Internet History
The Steve Jobs Way
by Jay Elliot • 2009
Apple insider reveals the product and talent rules that built the world's most valuable company.
3.87
5k+
🛠️ Product Development🎨 Design Thinking💥 Disruptive Innovation
The Steve Jobs Way Summary
The Steve Jobs Way 92%
Apple insider reveals the product and talent rules that built the world's most valuable company.
by Jay Elliot 2009
3.87
5k+ ratings
🛠️ Product Development🎨 Design Thinking💥 Disruptive Innovation
The Billionaire and the Mechanic
by Julian Guthrie • 2013
Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.
4.11
824
🏆 Americas Cup🥇 Underdog Stories💻 Tech Entrepreneurship
The Billionaire and the Mechanic Summary
The Billionaire and the Mechanic 92%
Flying boats and shoreline crowds: how a billionaire and a mechanic won the America's Cup.
by Julian Guthrie 2013
4.11
824 ratings
🏆 Americas Cup🥇 Underdog Stories💻 Tech Entrepreneurship
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing
by Petroski • 1996
Paper clips, fax machines, bridges: what their shortcomings reveal about the logic of engineering.
3.75
351
🛠️ Engineering Design🏛️ History Of Technology💥 Failure Analysis
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing Summary
Invention by Design; How Engineers Get from Thought to Thing 91%
Paper clips, fax machines, bridges: what their shortcomings reveal about the logic of engineering.
by Petroski 1996
3.75
351 ratings
🛠️ Engineering Design🏛️ History Of Technology💥 Failure Analysis
Master Switch
by Tim Wu • 2010
Telephone, radio, film, TV: each began open and ended a monopoly. The internet is next.
3.89
8k+
🏢 Media Monopolies📜 Information History🔄 Technological Cycles
Master Switch Summary
Master Switch 91%
Telephone, radio, film, TV: each began open and ended a monopoly. The internet is next.
by Tim Wu 2010
3.89
8k+ ratings
🏢 Media Monopolies📜 Information History🔄 Technological Cycles
Netflixed
by Gina Keating • 2012
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
3.97
2k+
🎬 Entertainment Business⚔️ Corporate Rivalry💡 Disruptive Innovation
Netflixed Summary
Netflixed 91%
Blockbuster could have bought Netflix for $50 million. They passed. What followed took down a giant.
by Gina Keating 2012
3.97
2k+ ratings
🎬 Entertainment Business⚔️ Corporate Rivalry💡 Disruptive Innovation
The Intel Trinity
by Michael S. Malone • 2014
Intel was built by three founders who rarely got along. Their friction shaped the modern world.
4.20
831
🌉 Silicon Valley History💾 Semiconductor Industry🏢 Corporate Histories
The Intel Trinity Summary
The Intel Trinity 91%
Intel was built by three founders who rarely got along. Their friction shaped the modern world.
by Michael S. Malone 2014
4.20
831 ratings
🌉 Silicon Valley History💾 Semiconductor Industry🏢 Corporate Histories
Innovation
by Mark Dodgson • 2010
Most innovations fail, and the pattern of those failures is not a bug but a design feature.
3.28
190
📚 Innovation Studies🔄 Organizational Change🤖 Technology And Society
Innovation Summary
Innovation 91%
Most innovations fail, and the pattern of those failures is not a bug but a design feature.
by Mark Dodgson 2010
3.28
190 ratings
📚 Innovation Studies🔄 Organizational Change🤖 Technology And Society
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison*
by Mike Wilson • 1997
Larry Ellison sold databases. His real product was the legend of Larry Ellison.
3.93
436
🖥️ Silicon Valley History💼 Tech Mogul Biographies🥊 Corporate Rivalries
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* Summary
The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* 91%
Larry Ellison sold databases. His real product was the legend of Larry Ellison.
by Mike Wilson 1997
3.93
436 ratings
🖥️ Silicon Valley History💼 Tech Mogul Biographies🥊 Corporate Rivalries
The Gifts of Athena
by Joel Mokyr • 2002
The modern economy runs on a feedback loop between understanding nature and manipulating it.
4.02
136
📈 Economic History🔧 History Of Technology🧠 Knowledge Economies
The Gifts of Athena Summary
The Gifts of Athena 91%
The modern economy runs on a feedback loop between understanding nature and manipulating it.
by Joel Mokyr 2002
4.02
136 ratings
📈 Economic History🔧 History Of Technology🧠 Knowledge Economies
Inside Steve's Brain
by Leander Kahney • 2008
How ruthless focus, elite teams, and total control built the world's most admired company.
3.95
5k+
🍎 Apple History💻 Tech Leadership🎨 Design-Led Business
Inside Steve's Brain Summary
Inside Steve's Brain 91%
How ruthless focus, elite teams, and total control built the world's most admired company.
by Leander Kahney 2008
3.95
5k+ ratings
🍎 Apple History💻 Tech Leadership🎨 Design-Led Business
The Space Barons
by Christian Davenport • 2018
Four billionaires bet private rockets could transform space. Then the rockets started landing.
4.10
4k+
🚀 Commercial Spaceflight🌍 Space Colonization♻️ Reusable Rockets
The Space Barons Summary
The Space Barons 91%
Four billionaires bet private rockets could transform space. Then the rockets started landing.
by Christian Davenport 2018
4.10
4k+ ratings
🚀 Commercial Spaceflight🌍 Space Colonization♻️ Reusable Rockets
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
4.04
61k+
🖥️ Technology Strategy🏢 Corporate Innovation🔄 Industry Evolution
The Innovator's Dilemma Summary
The Innovator's Dilemma 91%
Good management blinds firms to the cheaper, simpler technologies that eventually replace them.
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997
4.04
61k+ ratings
🖥️ Technology Strategy🏢 Corporate Innovation🔄 Industry Evolution
No Filter
by Sarah Frier • 2020
Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars, promised independence, then slowly took everything.
4.11
11k+
🏙️ Silicon Valley🚀 Tech Startups📸 Influencer Culture
No Filter Summary
No Filter 91%
Facebook bought Instagram for a billion dollars, promised independence, then slowly took everything.
by Sarah Frier 2020
4.11
11k+ ratings
🏙️ Silicon Valley🚀 Tech Startups📸 Influencer Culture
Liftoff
by Eric Berger • 2021
Three rockets blew up on a remote island. The fourth was SpaceX's final shot before bankruptcy.
4.47
7k+
🚀 Private Space Race🛰️ Commercial Spaceflight🔄 Iterative Design
Liftoff Summary
Liftoff 91%
Three rockets blew up on a remote island. The fourth was SpaceX's final shot before bankruptcy.
by Eric Berger 2021
4.47
7k+ ratings
🚀 Private Space Race🛰️ Commercial Spaceflight🔄 Iterative Design
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
by Tim Harford • 2017
Fifty inventions, from barbed wire to infant formula, and the economic ripples nobody saw coming.
4.06
4k+
📜 Economic History💡 Innovation Economics🔧 Technological History
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy Summary
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy 91%
Fifty inventions, from barbed wire to infant formula, and the economic ripples nobody saw coming.
by Tim Harford 2017
4.06
4k+ ratings
📜 Economic History💡 Innovation Economics🔧 Technological History
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs
by Alan Deutschman • 2000
Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.
3.95
3k+
🔄 Tech Turnarounds🌉 Silicon Valley🎭 Second Acts
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs Summary
The Second Coming of Steve Jobs 91%
Fired at thirty, Jobs failed a decade before returning to remake the company that rejected him.
by Alan Deutschman 2000
3.95
3k+ ratings
🔄 Tech Turnarounds🌉 Silicon Valley🎭 Second Acts
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