Once it became clear that in theory a single bomb with enormous destructive potential was possible, it’s hard to understate the existential dread, fear, and outright panic of U.S. and British emigre physicists – many of them Jewish refugees who had fled Germany and occupied Europe. In the...
The“Frozen Middle” –A common refrain I hear from innovators in large organizations is that too many people are resistant to change(“they just don’t get it”.)After seeing this behavior for decades, I’ve learned that the frozen middle occurs because of what’s called the“Semmelweis ef...
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In 1949, with the detection of the first Soviet nuclear weapons test, the Iron Curtain falling across Europe and the fall of China to the Communists, Cold War paranoia drove the U.S. military to rearm and mobilize. Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (in constant 2009 $...
In 1948 Polaroid pivoted. They launched what would become synonymous with an “Instant Camera.” In its first instant camera — theModel 95– the film contained all the necessary chemicals to “instantly” develop a photo. The instant film was made of two parts – a negative sheet that lined...
In 1949, with the detection of the first Soviet nuclear weapons test, the Iron Curtain falling across Europe and the fall of China to the Communists, Cold War paranoia drove the U.S. military to rearm and mobilize. Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (in constant 2009 $...
In 1949, with the detection of the first Soviet nuclear weapons test, the Iron Curtain falling across Europe and the fall of China to the Communists, Cold War paranoia drove the U.S. military to rearm and mobilize. Source: Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation (in constant 2009 $...