Innovation Merton Technology 
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 20, 2011
Building upon his early experience at AT&T Bell Labs, he has created and led a series of fundamental innovations, from early technology to final implementation in the market. [.]. He received a BS degree in Materials Science and Engineering in 1985 from MIT and his PhD in the same discipline from Cornell University in 1989.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 25, 2011
It has brought us Aspirin, the Pill, insulin, Viagra, penicillin, antihistamines and the smallpox vaccine, Scotchgard, Teflon, Velcro, Nylon, Ivory Soap, the Post-It note, and the technology behind the HP Inkjet printer. Merton and Elinor Barber.). So how might serendipity help us refine our understanding of innovation?
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