Inventology: How We Dream Up Things That Change the World

"Elegant prose and excellent reporting . . . By the time I had finished reading, I had underlined many intriguing ideas."—New York Times Book Review

“No doubt Inventology will be marketed to the creative business class, but there’s ample interest here even for readers who aren’t actively inventing anything.”—Boston Globe

A doctor realizes that an innocent-looking tube is killing his patients, then reads a newspaper article that inspires him to create a better version that serves as an earl...