Check out:
The Invention that Changed the World, Robert Buderi. A lot of the same material, by a person with fewer personal contacts than the granddaughter of a former Harvard president, but better technical insight.
https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-invention-that-changed-the-world-sloan-technology-series_robert-buderi/396443/?mkwid=sckPaGqkw%7cdc&pcrid=70112871912&pkw=&pmt=&plc=&pgrid=21323662872&ptaid=pla-292433309496&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxZPgBRCmARIsAOrTHSYxOeVRKu-jg-Oj-k53SfksHrBjXyctG25dDAz9coZn_lzYIZu7p5MaAup4EALw_wcB#isbn=0684835290&idiq=1329222
Thanks for the reference