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Author Ashton, Kevin.

Title How to fly a horse : the secret history of creation, invention, and discovery / Kevin Ashton.

Publication Info. New York : Doubleday, [2015]

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - New Materials  609 ASHTON    DUE 09-17-15 Billed
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  609 ASHTON    Check Shelf
 East Hartford, Wickham Branch Library - Adult Department  609 ASHTON    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  609 ASH    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  153.35 ASH    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  609 ASHTON    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  609 ASHTON    Check Shelf
Edition First Edition.
Description xviii, 314 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-299) and index.
Summary "Inspiring and empowering, this journey behind the scenes of humanity's greatest creations reveals the surprising way we make something new. What do Thomas Jefferson's ice cream recipe, Coca Cola, and Chanel No. 5 have in common? They all depended on a nineteenth-century African boy who, with a single pinch, solved one of nature's great riddles and gave birth to the multimillion-dollar vanilla industry. Kevin Ashton opens his book with the fascinating story of the young slave who launched a flavor revolution to show that invention and creation come in unexpected shapes and sizes. From the crystallographer's laboratory where the secrets of DNA were first revealed by a long-forgotten woman, to the electromagnetic chamber where the stealth bomber was born on a 25-cent bet, Ashton weaves tales of humanity's greatest creations to unpack the surprising true process of discovery. Drawing on the Amish and the iPhone, Kandinsky and cans of Coke, Lockheed, South Park, and the Wright brothers--who set out to "fly a horse"--he showcases the seemingly unremarkable individuals, gradual steps, multiple failures, and countless ordinary--and usually uncredited--acts that led to our most astounding breakthroughs. Creators, he shows, apply everyday, ordinary thinking that we are all capable of in particular ways, taking thousands of small steps, working in an endless loop of problem and solution. He explores why innovators meet resistance and how they overcome it, why most organizations stifle creative people, and how the most creative organizations work. In a passionate and profound narrative that amazes and inspires, Ashton's book sheds new light on how "new" comes to be"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Creating Is ordinary -- Thinking is like walking -- Expect adversity -- How we see -- Where credit is due -- Chains of consequence -- The gas in your tank -- Creating organizations -- Good-bye, genius.
Subject Creative ability -- History.
Inventions -- History.
Success -- History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational.
PSYCHOLOGY / Creative Ability.
SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success.
ISBN 9780385538596 (hardback)
0385538596 (hardback)
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