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- 17 Aug 2015
- News
The Play Alchemist
rely on dirty or dangerous energy sources like kerosene lamps and diesel generators. The Soccket is not unlike Matthews herself: a bundle of energy using play to change the world. Creating things seems to come naturally to Matthews, who has been an View Details
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- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Alumni Books
(MBA ’04) (Crown Business) The authors talked with 21 extraordinary leaders — people like Steve Schwarzman (MBA ’72) and Pete Peterson, founders of the Blackstone Group, HBS professor Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic, and inventor... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
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Answering the Call
firm owned a number of patents and was the inventor of the first portable welding machine. But it stood out in other ways, too. While Lincoln, a nonunion shop, offered no benefits, it provided guaranteed employment, had an employee... View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
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The Prophet of Start-Ups
famous inventor Charles F. Kettering (MBA ’27) predicted ARD would go bust in five years. But Doriot proved him wrong over the next 25 years, as his firm financed and nurtured more than 100 start-ups, many of which became huge successes... View Details
- 01 Mar 2019
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The One That Got Away
others, had sold Aldus, the inventor of desktop publishing. I was extremely impressed with the team and invited them on the spot to present at our next OVP partners meeting. I thought the presentation had gone well as they outlined how... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
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Read All About It!
other urban centers. Then in 1888, Julian Sprague, a young inventor who had worked with Thomas Edison, convinced the West End Street Railway Company of Boston to equip its city with streetcars powered by electricity. Electric trolleys... View Details
- 15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts
author emphasizes the contribution of his own mentor, Malcom McLean, the inventor of container shipping, and the links between American thought leadership and the extraordinarily efficient industry that subsequently unfolded. In addition... View Details
- 12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
Inventor Dean Kamen (OPM 7, 1982) facilitated the shipment of 91,000 pounds of protective equipment to be delivered from Shanghai, China, to New Hampshire. Kamen reached out to his DEKA Research and Development Corp. employees who live in... View Details