Kevin Ashton

Broschiertes Buch

How to Fly a Horse

The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery

Beschreibung

WINNER OF THE 800-CEO-READ BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015In the vein of Susan Cain's QUIET and Malcolm Gladwell's DAVID AND GOLIATH, HOW TO FLY A HORSE is a smart, empowering book that dispels the myths around genius and creativity. There is a myth about how something new comes to be;

Autor

Kevin Ashton began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he led pioneering work on RFID (radio-frequency identification), for which he coined the term the "Internet of Things." He went on to cofound the Auto-ID Center at MIT and led three successful start-ups in the field. His writing about innovation and technology has appeared in The New York Times, the Atlantic , Quartz, and Medium.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House UK / Windmill Books
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 697147
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 244g
• ISBN-13: 9780099591771
• ISBN-10: 0099591774
• Artikelnr.: 43726759

Rezensionen

Ashton is persuasive ... His well chosen examples reinforce the idea that there is no magic or myth to creation or discovery, making this an approachable, thought-provoking book that encourages everyone to be as good as they can be. Observer