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For those interested in learning more about Bell Labs, I highly recommend "The Idea Factory". It's a history of Bell Labs, focusing both on the biographies of the engineers and also a meta story about how you create an organization that consistently produces impactful innovation.

https://www.amazon.com/Idea-Factory-Great-American-Innovatio...

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The article points out that The Idea Factory misses out on some key fundamental innovations from Bell Labs

In sacrificing comprehensiveness, it benefits from focusing in on a more cohesive narrative that allows the reader to take away more.

i assume you're on mobile and that's why you commented before even opening the article. it's a review of that book!

Looool

Correct. Apologies!

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