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- 01 Dec 2014
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Five Degrees of Doriot
influence extended well beyond the classroom. Here, a few of the ideas and inventions that Doriot helped bring to the masses. (Baker Library Historical Collections) Venture capitalism Before Doriot founded the world’s first VC firm,...
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Will K. Kellogg
Kellogg invented corn flakes and created a breakfast cereal empire. Practicing pioneering advertising techniques, he managed to change the American breakfast style. Today, the Kellogg Company carries on the tradition of innovative...
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Food & Tobacco
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Polaroid Films - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School
Education Alumni Baker Library Historical Collections MORE EXHIBITS HOME RESEARCH LINKS POLAROID FILMS SITE CREDITS The history of polaroid, 1978 The History of Polaroid chronicles the history of this groundbreaking company, their many View Details
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Introduction - New Directions: Building Baker Library's Collections
support emerging trends in contemporary scholarship and the research directions of the future. Current initiatives focus around five major collecting themes: Contemporary Leaders, Global Markets, Intellectual Capital, Invention and...
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Elmer A. Sperry
A prolific inventor, Sperry was instrumental in creating technological advances in navigation. He invented gyroscopic compasses and stabilizers that became fundamental components for both ships and airplanes. His View Details
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Fabricated Goods
King C. Gillette
Gillette invented the safety razor, creating a new U.S. industry. In 1903, Gillette sold 51 of his razors and 168 blades. He increased these numbers dramatically so that by the end of the next year, he had sold 90,000 razors and 12.4...
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Personal Care & Home Products
Arnold O. Beckman
Beckman is considered one of America’s foremost inventors. Starting with the invention of the pH meter (the first accurate test for acidity) in 1935, Beckman went on to secure 14 patents and produce dozens of scientific instruments that...
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Healthcare
Joseph P. Knapp
Knapp took control of his father's small printing operation and transformed it into a publishing empire. He established the American Lithographic Company in 1895 where he invented a multicolor six cylinder press. He used this press to...
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Publishing & Print Media
- 20 May 2020
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Keeping Families Connected
content on their respective screens. Launched in 2016 as a story app for young children, Caribu has since expanded to offer a variety of activities for kids up to age 13. The platform was named one of TIME magazine’s best inventions of...
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Dream Realities - The High Art of Photographic Advertising - Baker Library | Bloomberg Center
perspectives. Inventive angles, extreme close-ups, and manipulation of light and shadow could create a sense of movement, reveal new dimensions and textures, and transform the mundane and everyday into beautiful abstractions. Through...
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New Directions: Building Baker Library's Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us Introduction Contemporary Leaders Global Markets Invention & Innovation Intellectual Capital Visual Evidence Baker Library | Historical Collections | Site Credits | Digital Accessibility Contact Email: ©...
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- 01 Dec 2001
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A Close-Up Look at the Men behind the Empire
becoming open to a wider range of American citizens than was the case a half-century ago. A future volume would certainly include today's "stars," who are not white men only. Oprah Winfrey comes to mind. Hers is a rags-to-riches story, not only to great wealth but...
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French Agriculture — New Directions – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections
HBS Home HBS Index Contact Us French Agriculture Producing a successful invention requires many daring experiments. In 1786, popular scientist Rey de Planazu was invited to various estates in France to advise the landowners on new...
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- 06 Feb 2012
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Kodak: A Parable of American Competitiveness
American company that filed for bankruptcy protection in January. The company developed the first digital camera in 1975. Yet Kodak was never able to ride the digital wave over the long haul, and the company's invention ironically served...
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Leo H. Baekeland
In 1907, Baekeland invented a high-quality synthetic substance that would change the lives of individuals and businesses forever – plastic (called Bakelite). Products produced with Bakelite were considered to be synonymous with high...
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Chemicals & Industrial
- 29 Nov 2004
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Caves, Clusters, and Weak Ties: The Six Degrees World of Inventors
engineers? You're enmeshed within this wash of information, and your inventors create and they help others create and others help them create. Then the challenge becomes, which of these streams of invention do you decide to commercialize...
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- 01 Dec 2017
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Flight Path
Above: Drone Racing League Founder and CEO Nick Horbaczewski is having a magic moment. (photo by Jordan Hollender) Drone Racing League (DRL) founder and CEO Nick Horbaczewski (MBA 2008) wants to be clear: He didn’t invent the sport that...
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Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2004
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A Life by Design
“They would have been happy if the work of only two of the four groups resulted in new products,” says Ross. Inventing the Future Looking back, Ross, 49, says that Project Platypus represented “an assimilation of all that I have done, of...
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Paul V. Galvin
Creating the Motorola car radio, Galvin emerged as the premier producer of car radios in the 1930s. Galvin also invented the walkie-talkie, producing some 40,000 during World War II. In 1947, Galvin introduced the first practical...
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Computers & Electronics
Arthur V. Davis
Davis was at Alcoa when Charles Hall invented the process for producing commercial aluminum. While Davis was head of Alcoa, the company continued to discover new uses for aluminum, most notably in the field of aviation. Davis manufactured...
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Metals