{"product_id":"flash-of-genius-and-other-true-stories-of-invention-9780312535728","title":"Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlash of Genius\u003c\/b\u003e And Other True Stories of Invention\u003c\/i\u003e by John Seabrook, staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, is a collection of true stories about where great ideas come from, and is the basis for the Major Motion Picture starring Greg Kinnear releasing October 2008. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Seabrook is one of America's finest non-fiction writers....Fascinating, entertaining, beautifully written and often poignant...--Eric Schlosser, author of \u003ci\u003eFast Food Nation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhere Do Great Ideas Come From? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFlash of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, John Seabrook explores the moment when inspiration strikes in an otherwise average life, and what happens when that idea moves out into the larger culture and takes on a life--and commercial possibilities--of its own. The title piece in this collection is the David v. Goliath story of Bob Kearns, a professor and inventor who came up with something we all use every chance we get: the intermittent windshield wiper. When Kearns' patents were infringed, he fought General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, and eventually prevailed in a classic American story of never giving up, never backing down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeabrook has been fascinated by stories of invention and entrepreneurship since childhood, when he grew up with an uncle who invented something as ubiquitous as Bob Kearns' wipers: boil-in-bag vegetables. In \u003ci\u003eFlash of Genius\u003c\/i\u003e, Seabrook also writes about his family's invention and about thirteen other iconoclastic visions that turned into the stuff of every day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312535728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.50h x 8.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2008 pg. 10\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Seabrook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635901886620,"sku":"9780312535728","price":23.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5db22a6b-1132-43c4-8a4f-453dbc1ff9d9.jpg?v=1603840848","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/flash-of-genius-and-other-true-stories-of-invention-9780312535728","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}