On the Origin of Products

In this new work, Arthur O. Eger and Huub Ehlhardt present a ''Theory of Product Evolution''. They challenge the popular notion that we owe the availability of products solely to genius inventors. Instead, they present arguments that show that a process of variation, selection, and accumulation of ''know-how'' (to make) and ''know-what'' (function to realize) provide an explanation for the emergen...