Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention

by John Seabrook

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Essays explore inspiration and entrepreneurship in everyday Americans, including the story of Bob Kearns, who invented the intermittent windshield wiper.

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tintinintibet 49 reviews

Collections like these are difficult since some of the essays can be great and others weak. But here I found that two thirds of them were very good. However, I didn't realize that Seabrook has had most (if not all) of these essays in the New Yorker. They're good, but New Yorker readers will find this book too familiar.

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