Anthony Heard StudentIDHE63071797 MGT245 Assignment 1
1. Briefly summarize Jewkes’s findings regarding the importance of the following factors in stimulating high-impact innovation:
a. Individuals working alone vs. working in teams (minimum response: 200 words)
According to Jewkes on the article, ‘Source of Invention’ individuals have played an important role in bringing about many innovations in technology. On the other hand, Jewkes also credits different small and large firms and groups who made it possible to have some vital inventions. Both ends are given their importance and advantages towards bringing about massive designs in technology. Jewkes explains that there were many inventions especially in the nineteenth century which were as a result of accidental and empirical results from experiments and researchers. However, he says that this should be taken as the primary reason or source of all the inventions of that time as there are as well some
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He explains that during the nineteenth century, most of the innovations were connected to individuals. These people, according to Jewkes, worked either independently or had their small firms which they led individually towards the inventions. He states that the individuals did not have much resources or equipment to help them do their research and inventions in large scale. They also did not have much scientific training and usually relied on unsystematic intuitions. Despite these challenges, Jewkes shows that these individuals managed to come up with beneficial inventions, some of which were applied by more prominent firms later. Jewkes points out more than half of the cases he writes about can be connected to individual efforts. This clearly shows how vital individuals have been a factor or source of technological
One man never gets to feel the sense of accomplishment that comes from doing things by or for himself. All will have been done collectively for him, thus something fundamental is missing from his life. This can be likened to the pride Equality 7-2521 feels after hunting and preparing his own food in the forest (Rand, 1946, p. 63). He finds happiness in doing things for himself. This idea can be found in many instances, such as while he is studying in the tunnel (Rand, 1946, p. 30). The invention he makes there becomes so important to him that he is willing to be beaten and later leave everything behind in order to protect it, and such is a testament to his desire for independence and strides toward acting on his own
Inventors make many lives more comfortable and convenient. George Edward Alcorn, Jr. was a well-known inventor, but he was a well-established scientist and businessman.... ... middle of paper ... ...
The inventions in the 1800-1850s changed the way that American workers have live because it wasn’t easy for them to do certain things and, inventions was a big impact to everyone so Americans started to get things that were helpful to most people.
Since Bacon and others pushed for a more empirical approach, numerous discoveries have been made. During this scientific revolution throughout the 16th century was categorized with big advances such as the making of new lenses by Galileo, Kepler and Huygens leading to new information about the stars and space, Magellan circumnavigating the earth, Columbus discovering the Americas, Gutenberg’s printing press advancing literature rapidly, and a religious reformation by Martin Luther that changed the church indefinitely (Graham, 2009). The scientific revolution continued far into the 17th century which was categorized with major findings in mathematics with Leibnitz and Newton independently discovering Calculus, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria, William Harvey published his findings on the circulatory system, Newton’s laws of motion, and continued work on understanding the universe (Wikipedia Selection for schools – 17th century, 2008/9). The 18th century saw the invention of the steam engine which opened up the way for steel production, the discovery of photosynthesis, and the spinning jenny leading to the industrial revolution (Wikipedia Selection for schools – 18th century, 2008/9). More inventions and discoveries epitomized the 19th century which saw m...
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The Industrial Revolution was a major turning point in mankind's history. It is no more viewed as the drastic change that its name prescribes, for it was the consequence of an economic evolution that began in the sixteenth century. However, the eighteenth century does speak to an unequivocal change in innovation, technology and the growth of the economy. The acclaimed inventions–the spinning jenny, the steam engine, coke smelting, thus forth–deserve their eminence, for they mark the beginning of a process that has conveyed the West, in any event, to the mass thriving of the twenty-first century. The motivation behind this article is to identify what happened in the eighteenth century, in Britain, and how the methodology of their invention has changed the world.
Gunpowder, the vaccine, blood transfusion, the telescope, surgery, the submarine, the barometer, the submarine, and the microscope are all great inventions that helped change the way people live today. They are some of many scientific inventions that changed the way of life for people.
The most prominent of those scholars is Everett M. Rogers who is considered to be the foremost authority on the diffusion of innovation theory. He published his first book The Diffusion of Innovation in 1962, in it he compiled about five hundred different studies conducted by other researchers and from that he postulated that a unifying theory could explain why, how and at what rate innovations would be adopted by a certain culture (Singhal 2003). E.M. Rogers as stated compiled other people’s research, which were predominately surveys of individuals, from that research he was able find the elements that he believed had an impact on diffusion. One of the strengths of this theory is that it can be used on an individual, group, or some other social order, which makes it qui...
...ividuals and systems should be developed to encourage innovation in a flexible way with few legal restrictions. Government and investors should work towards improving the infrastructure of the nation by providing facilities and platforms making it simple for any individual to innovate.
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Such as the train and car, which have changed transportation and trade for good. Then there are the electrical inventions, such as the light bulb and the alkaline storage battery. Changing the way people live at home. Its almost impossible to live without those two inventions, especially since they love their television and computers. So what was the thinking behind these inventors?
1997). By reviewing the literature on learning and innovation, we try to answer the following
Thomas Edison is widely regarded as one of the most influential inventors and innovators of the Twentieth Century. Edison’s efforts ushered in a new era of technology; a world in which electricity would be harnessed and made to bow before man’s will. Walter Lippman wrote, “It is impossible to measure the importance of Edison by adding up the specific inventions with which his name is associated” (qtd. in Baldwin 409). Edison’s decades long career was a synergistic melding of his success as an inventor and his prowess as a promoter and businessman. He exemplified the ideals of intelligence married to hard work and perseverance. He forever changed the landscape of American invention and the limits of technological change (Baldwin 409).
... still be honored for being a pioneer in that field. Many of the attributes in his machines are still used in computers today. Without Babbage, people today might not have computers, or even calculators! Babbage also invented other devices, such as the speedometer and the cowcatcher. Even though he never saw his machines at work, Babbage’s legacy would still be honored a hundred years later. In the mid-twentieth century, a few scientists met with each other and decided that Babbage’s machines could be built. They constructed a version of the difference engine using his plans. Without Babbage, many of the things taken for granted by people now might not exist, and many discoveries based on his achievements might not have been made. Babbage’s remarkable life should be remembered for his achievements because without them, this world would not be the same.