About the Author

Davis Dyer is Founding Director of The Winthrop Group. Daniel Gross is a Business Writer and Associate of The Winthrop Group.

Reviews

Plots the company history of working wonders with glass and related materials, and opens up a fascinating world of innovation and the incessant search for the next 'big hit'. R&D Management ... thoroughly enjoyable reading. Well researched, never too technical, but sufficiently descriptive to appreciate the innovative skills which were the cornerstone of Corning. The book effortlessly weaves its way through the Houghton generations, following the family and its roots, as each generation evolved different strategies to be a part of the future. R&D Management Well conceived ... worthy of the attention of a broad audience. The Economic History Review