2 Books recommended by Bob Metcalfe
Robert Melancton Metcalfe is an engineer and entrepreneur from the United States who helped pioneer the Internet starting in 1970. He co-invented Ethernet, co-founded 3Com and formulated Metcalfe's law, which describes the effect of a telecommunications network. Since January 2011, he has been Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Austin.
Bob Metcalfe
Book Recommendations
The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
ScienceInheriting the mantle of revolutionary biologist from darwin, watson, and crick, richard dawkins forced an enormous change in the way we see ourselves and the world with the publication of the selfish gene. suppose, instead of thinking about organisms using genes to reproduce themselves, as we had since mendel's work was rediscovered, we turn it around and imagine that "our" genes build and maintain us in order to make more genes. that simple reversal seems to answer many puzzlers which had stumped scientists for years, and we haven't thought of
“The Selfish Gene is another one that I recommend highly, frequently.”
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Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
FictionWhy did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most, and his hardest battle against the woman he loved? what is the world’s motor — and the motive power of every man? you will know the answer to these questions when you discover the reason behind the baffling events that play havoc with the lives of the characters in this story. tremendous in its scope, this novel presents an astounding panorama of human life — from the productive genius who becomes
“my favorite book”
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