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Bharat Rao

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Bharat Rao is an educator, writer and speaker. He is an Associate Professor in the area of Technology Management and Innovation at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. He has researched, written, and consulted extensively in the areas of innovation, marketing and technology strategy. An electrical engineer by training, he earned a Ph.D. in Marketing and Strategic Management from the University of Georgia, and was formerly a postdoctoral research associate at Harvard Business School.

Besides magic, he is keenly interested in photography and travel. He lives in New York City.

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The Mechanical Turk comes to NYC

Visitors to the Metropolitan Musuem in NYC can now see a reconstruction of the famous Mechanical Turk. Part of the exhibition Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe. See a picture below and an excerpt from my book on the same..

Reconstructed Mechanical Turk, Met Museum NYC. Photo: Bharat Rao, 2019

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	Magical: How Magic and its Star Performers Transformed the Entertainment Economy 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Technology Strategy Essentials: A Concise Guide and Primer: Unlock the Secrets to Developing Cutting-Edge Products, Services, and Business Models, and Building Sustainable Competitive Advantage 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marketing Essentials: A Concise Guide and Primer: Time-Tested Strategies for Research, Segmentation, New Product Development, Innovation, and Related Topics in Modern Marketing liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defense Technological Innovation: Issues and Challenges in an Era of Converging Technologies (New Horizons in Innovation Management series) by Bharat Rao (Goodreads Author), Adam J Harrison, Balashankar Mulloth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marketing Essentials: A Concise Guide and Primer: Time-Tested Strategies for Research, Segmentation, New Product Development, Innovation, and Related Topics in Modern Marketing it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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