The Lives, Loves and Deaths of Splendidly Unreasonable Inventors
Infinite Ideas Limited (Verlag)
978-1-906821-25-8 (ISBN)
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"The Lives, Loves and Deaths of Splendidly Unreasonable Inventors" is a brilliant analysis of 30 inventors who changed the world. Coller observes that personality type dictates the potential for success in bringing inventions to fruition. Few people have the full package of skills required to make a success of their idea and failure results when an individual who excels in one area of competence attempts to become all things. Coller focuses on the people rather the inventions and the way in which they did or did not succeed in bringing their visions to fruition. On one level "The Lives, Loves and Deaths of Splendidly Unreasonable Inventors" is a collection of fascinating stories; on another level these stories provoke an unconventional look at the inventive process that created such life-changing products as: the telephone; the sewing machine; dynamite; the cinema; the safety razor; and, vulcanized rubber for tyres. Only historical figures are included, allowing Coller to examine the complete arc of their lives, from early ideas and experiments to success, and often eventual failure.
Each of the stories, all of which are personal, colourful and packed with quirky nuggets of information, illustrates a particular aspect of the inventive personality.
Jeremy Coller is widely recognised as a pioneer and innovator in the world of private equity. His firm, Coller Capital, has invested billions of dollars in over 3000 private companies worldwide. Jeremy is regularly cited in lists of the most influential people in private equity and finance. In 2008 the London Business School created the Coller Institute of Private Equity, and Manchester University named him its Alumnus of the Year. He holds a BSc in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, and an MA in Philosophy from Sussex University. He attended Carmel College. Christine Chamberlain is a journalist and principal of Camden Writers, producers of personal, family and family business histories. She divides her time between Maine and London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.9.2009 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Durrington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-906821-25-9 / 1906821259 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-906821-25-8 / 9781906821258 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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