The Last Lone Inventor：A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television

图书标准信息

• 作者 Evan I. Schwartz 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2003-05
• ISBN 9780060935597
• 定价 113.80元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 352页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inastorythatisbothofitstimeandtimeless,EvanI.Schwartztellsataleofgeniusversusgreed,innocenceversusdeceit,andindependentbrillianceversuscorporatearrogance.Manymenhavelaidclaimtothetitle"fatheroftelevision,"butPhiloT.Farnsworthisthetruegeniusbehindwhatmaybethemostinfluentialinventionofourtime.Drivenbyhisobsessiontodemonstratehisidea,bytheageoftwentyFarnsworthwasoperatinghisownlaboratoryaboveagarageinSanFranciscoandfilingforpatents.TheresultingpublicitycaughttheattentionofRCAtycoonDavidSarnoff,whobecamedeterminedtocontroltelevisioninthesamewayhemonopolizedradio.Basedonoriginalresearch,includinginterviewswithFarnsworthfamilymembers,TheLastLoneInventoristhestoryoftheepicstrugglebetweentwoequallypassionateadversarieswhoseclashsymbolizedaturningpointinthecultureofcreativity.

【作者简介】

TowriteTHELASTLONEINVENTOR,EvanI.SchwartzspenttwoyearsresearchingthelifestoriesofPhiloT.FarnsworthandDavidSarnoff.HeinterviewedsurvivingFarnsworthfamilymembers,includingFarnsworth's93-year-oldwidow,andhevisiteddocumentarchivesinsixstates.Asajournalist,Evanhasbeencoveringinformationtechnologyfor15years.HeisaformereditoratBusinessWeek,wherehecoveredsoftwareanddigitalmediaandwaspartofteamsthatproduced12coverstoriesandwonaNationalMagazineAwardandaComputerPressAward.Inrecentyears,hehaswrittenforTheNewYorkTimes,WIRED,andMIT'sTechnologyReview.Evan'sfirstbook,titledWEBONOMICS,publishedbyBroadwayBooks,adivisionofRandomHouse,hasrankedasAmazon.com's#1bestsellingbusinessbookandwaschosenasafinalistfortwomajorawards:TheGlobalBusinessBookAwardaswellastheComputerPressAward.Internationaleditionshavebeenpublishedineightcountries.Evan'ssecondbook,DIGITALDARWINISM,fromthesamepublisher,alsohit#1onAmazon'sbusinesslistshortlyafteritsrelease,inJune1999.NowinitstwelfthhardcoverandfirstpaperbackprintingintheU.S.,itisavailableintheU.K.,fromPenguin,andhasbeentranslatedintoeightotherlanguages.IttoowasnamedafinalistfortheComputerPressAwardforNon-FictionBookoftheYear.EvanholdsaB.S.incomputersciencefromUnionCollegeinSchenectady,NewYork,andliveswithhisfamilyinBrookline,Mass.