Jon Gertner, author of the forthcoming The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation, writes that the US over-idealizes its current levels of innovation. Bell Labs many items that are the foundation for modern society -- lasers, fiber optics, first communications satellites; the theory and development of digital communications, and the first cellular telephone systems.Read more about Bell Labs and its culture in the NYT. How can we recreate this today in our society?
