Author: Victor Boesen
Publisher: Dutton Books
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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A biography of the inventive genius of radio and jet fame who also developed a steam automobile.

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The National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio, provides a biographical sketch of American inventor and industrialist William P. Lear (1902-1978). Lear held patents on such inventions as the automatic pilot for planes, eight-track stereo cartridges, and the car radio.

Author: William Powell Lear
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Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Author: Tom Hatfield
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Author: Rob Lalka
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231558333
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324

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We once idolized tech entrepreneurs for creating innovations that seemed like modern miracles. Yet our faith has been shattered. We now blame them for spreading lies, breaking laws, and causing chaos. Yesterday’s Silicon Valley darlings have become today’s Big Tech villains. Which is it? Are they superheroes or scoundrels? Or is it more complicated, some blend of both? In The Venture Alchemists, Rob Lalka demystifies how tech entrepreneurs built empires that made trillions. Meta started as a cruel Halloween prank, Alphabet began as a master’s thesis that warned against corporate deception, and Palantir came from a campus controversy over hateful speech. These largely forgotten origin stories show how ordinary fears and youthful ambitions shaped their ventures—making each tech tale relatable, both wonderfully and tragically human. Readers learn about the adversities tech entrepreneurs overcame, the troubling tradeoffs they made, and the tremendous power they now wield. Using leaked documents and previously unpublished archival material, Lalka takes readers inside Big Tech’s worst exploitations and abuses, alongside many good intentions and moral compromises. But this story remains unfinished, and The Venture Alchemists ultimately offers hope from the people who, decades ago, warned about the risks of the emerging Internet. Their insights illuminate a path toward more responsible innovations, so that technologies aren’t dangerous weapons but valuable tools that ensure progress, improve society, and enhance our daily lives.

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Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Languages : en
Pages : 158

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Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.

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Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
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Category : Securities
Languages : en
Pages : 548

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Author: William P. Lear
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 9781584970095
Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Bill's memoir is an incredible tale of life-long risks as an aviator and daredevil lin what has recently become one of the fastest growing spectator events in the world, air racing.