Thomas Edison: Success and Innovation through Failure
This book develops a systematic approach to the role of failure in innovation, using the laboratory notebooks of America's most successful inventor, Thomas Edison. It argues that Edison's active pursuit of failure and innovative uses of failure as a tool
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Ian Wills
Thomas Edison: Success and Innovation through Failure
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Volume 52
Series Editor Stephen Gaukroger, University of Sydney, Australia Advisory Board Rachel Ankeny, University of Adelaide, Australia Peter Anstey, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Steven French, University of Leeds, UK Ofer Gal, University of Sydney, Australia Clemency Montelle, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Nicholas Rasmussen, University of New South Wales, Australia John Schuster, University of Sydney/Campion College, Australia Koen Vermeir, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, France Richard Yeo, Griffith University, Australia
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Ian Wills
Thomas Edison: Success and Innovation through Failure
Ian Wills School of History and Philosophy of Science University of Sydney Sydney, NSW, Australia
ISSN 0929-6425 ISSN 2215-1958 (electronic) Studies in History and Philosophy of Science ISBN 978-3-030-29939-2 ISBN 978-3-030-29940-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29940-8 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgments
My profound thanks to Ofer Gal whose many suggestions and encouragement (and occasional harassment) made this book possible. Thanks too are due to Paul Israel, David Miller, and Paolo Palmieri who read and commented on the previous version of this book. Finally, I want to thank my wife, Dale, who has shared me with Thomas Edison for years.
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part I
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Edison and Failure
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Success, Failu
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