- Title:
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Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World (MP3)
- Written by:
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Pagan Kennedy
- Read by:
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Jennifer Vuletic; Pagan Kennedy
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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7 hours 59 minutes
- MP3 size:
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331 MB
- Published:
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March 24 2016
- Available Date:
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March 24 2016
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781489094728
- Genres:
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Non-fiction; Science & Technology
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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Find out where great ideas come from.
A businessman struggles with his luggage at an airport and pioneers the wheeled suitcase. An engineer watches people using walkie-talkies and dreams up the mobile phone. A printer is frustrated by his unpredictable inks and creates the Pantone colour system.
Why were these particular people able to identify a problem, and how did they discover the solutions that everyone else missed? Where exactly did their great ideas come from, and how did they go about making them a reality?
In pursuit of answers, Pagan Kennedy has spent her career examining the creative process, interviewing inventors and engineers, scientists, psychologists and economists in a bid to understand how we create. In Inventology Kennedy collects their wisdom and explores a series of landmark inventions, taking us through the processes by which we have come to dream up new products and technologies, and conceived solutions to 'impossible' problems.
A must-listen for anyone who is curious about imagination, design and innovation, Inventology will inspire and entertain, and will show you how to become more creative.
'Inventology may be a real science; researchers are beginning to study it, and teachers are teaching it. Some 21st-century creations (crowdfunding, 3D printing) are breaking down barriers between new ideas and a useful product, so a golden age of innovation seems in the offing. A delightful account of how inventors do what they do.'
Kirkus Reviews