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Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation

Books in the interdisciplinary Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series explore the history of invention and innovation and the work of inventors and the technologies they create.

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The Early American Daguerreotype

The Early American Daguerreotype: Cross-Currents in Art and Technology by Sarah Kate Gillespie maps the evolution of the daguerreotype, as medium and as profession. Part of the Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series with MIT Press.

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Invented Edens: Techno-Cities of the Twentieth Century

Invented Edens: Techno-Cities of the Twentieth Century (2008) by Robert H. Kargon and Arthur P. Molella traces the design of "techno-cities" that blend the technological and the pastoral.

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Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age

Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age (2009) by Kurt Beyer reveals the vibrant, complex, and intriguing woman whose career paralleled the rise of the postwar computer industry.

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Inventing for the Environment

Inventing for the Environment (2003), edited by Arthur Molella and Joyce Bedi, describes the many ways in which invention affects the environment.

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The Color Revolution

The Color Revolution (2012) by Regina Lee Blaszczyk offers a fresh perspective on the myriad ways innovations in color affect our lives, revealing innovators’ interactions with science, industry, and art that influenced consumer choice and business practice.

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Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005

Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005 (2008) by Paul Ceruzzi looks at how government military contractors and high-tech firms transformed an unincorporated suburban crossroads into the center of the world's Internet management and governance.