peter: kevin ashton, another story you tell in your book is about kelly johnson at the skunk works, who he? kevin: kelly johnson is a remarkable figure in the history of aviation, that is what he is best known for. skunk works is the nickname of lockheed martin's advanced research group. during the second world war the allies particularly the united states and great britain realized they had a major problem. the second world war was the first air war. at the beginning of the war, all of the planes use propellers. during the war it was discovered that a propeller-based plane cannot go faster than 500 miles per hour. there are aerodynamic principles that prevent that. british spies found that the germans had solved the problem by developing a jet engine. they were going to be -- bring a jet fighter into mass production in the 1940's. if that was allowed, and was unopposed by allied fighter planes then germany would win the war. kelly johnson and his team were given 150 days to build a jet fighter from scratch. it was the first one united states ever about -- built. that was a major accomp

. >> host: and now joining us is kevin ashton, he is the coiner of the term internet of things, and he's also the author of this book, "how to fly a horse." mr. ashton, what's the, what's the background story on the title of that book? >> guest: it comes from a quotation from wilbur wright of the wright brothers who was explaining how the wright brothers were first to fly. and he dropped a piece of paper to his floor and said to his audience notice how the paper darts back and forth, this is the kind of horse we have to learn to ride if we are going to fly. >> host: and how does it tie into the theme and themes of your book? >> guest: well, yeah. the interesting thing is why did the wright brothers fly first, and what was the process they used, because they weren't the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine, and they weren't the first people to try. so why did they succeed where everybody else failed? and the answer is they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better than anybody else. and at the end of the day, being creative is not about having idea

visit ncicap.org] monday, on the communicators, kevin ashton on the creative process and how that process takes work. kevin: how did the right right brothers fly? why did they succeed when everybody else failed? the answer is they understood the problem they were trying to solve better than anybody else. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or a-ha moments. it is about solving problems one step at a time. understanding the problem of a piece of paper, balance, was the wright brother starting on their course. >> kevin ashton on the communicators. >> congress to know more freshmen members starting with brendan boyle. democratic congressman brendan rish bornan i father. he won a tough primary election. this is 25 minutes.

. >> kevin ashton on the communicators. >> congress to know more freshmen members starting with brendan boyle. democratic congressman brendan rish bornan i father. he won a tough primary election. this is 25 minutes. >> representative brendan boyle democrat of pennsylvania, tell us one thing that has surprised you the most since in washington. [laughter] not toole: fortunately much surprised me. i was a state legislator before coming here. procedures i have been familiar with through the lifestyle. me has pleasantly surprised is that generally most members i find get along pretty well. i am going against the grain in saying that, but i have relationships on both sides of the aisle. partisan. to be too generally i would say that people are more constructive than what appears on tv. as people solve more colleagues that coworkers. what translates out to the world is a worst of both sides. [laughter] -- you talk about the personalities. into thee: went to get capitol complex and get her early in the morning, your here all day. early in there morning, you are here all day. there is a constan

. >> tonight, on the communicators, kevin ashton on the creative process and how that process takes work. >> why did the right brothers fly first and what was the process they used? they were not the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine and they were not the first people to try. why did they succeed where everybody else failed? the answer is, they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better than anybody else. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or aha moments or lightning bolts of inspiration, it's about solving problems one step at a time. ofunderstanding the problem a piece of paper which is a problem of balance was the key ght brothers starting on their course that ultimately led to their flying. >> kevin nash and the communicators tonight on c-span two. tonight, the national urban league conference discussing a range of issues including police brutality and the voting rights act. benjamin crump also discussed voter suppression as well as the importance of voting for local officials. here is a look. are p

kevin ashton, tonight on the communicators, on c-span2. tomorrow on washington journal, gretchen working set of morgansen talking about the affordable housing program. vince is a girl soon talks about alcohol-related problems and all fetal syndrome in drinking mothers. washington on journal, life tuesday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> officials with the red cross talked about economic recovery, agency coordination and delivery efficiency. they were joined by representatives of the small business administration fema, and the private sector, during a hearing on post-disaster issues for small businesses. davidundtable was held by vetter of louisiana to mark the anniversary continued. -- katrina. this is about an hour. senator vitter: good morning everyone. welcome. thank you for joining me for this discussion roundtable about a very important ongoing challenge in relation to disaster recovery. natural disasters are obviously indiscriminate, affecting life, property and livelihoods of families and businesses. with this roundtable, i hope t

. >> tonight on "the communicators," author and british technology pioneer kevin ashton on the creativerocess and how that process takes work. >> what was the process the wright brothers used? because they weren't the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine, and they weren't the first people to try. so, why did they succeed where everybody else failed? they understood the problem they were trying to solve better than anybody else. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or a-ha m oments or lightning bolts of inspiration. it's about solving problems one step at a time, so, understanding the problem with a piece of paper, which is a problem of balance, was the key to the wright brothers starting on their course of developing flying. >> kevin ashton tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. are back this morning, continuing our conversation on media and the campaign 2016, how it's being covered. joining us from new york this morning is eric boehlert, senior fellow for media matters. let's get your

. >>> tonight on the communicators, author and british technology pioneer kevin ashton on the creative process, and how that process takes work. >> why did the wright brothers fly first, and what was the process they used because they weren't the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine. and they weren't the first people to try. so why did they succeed where everybody else failed? and the answer is, they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better than anybody else. and at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in in the shower or ah-ha moments or lightning bolts of inspiration. it's about solving problems one step at a time. so understanding the problem of the piece of paper, which is a problem of balance was the key for the wright brothers starting on their course that ultimate l led to them flying. >> kevin ashton on the communicators on c-span 2. >>> with the senate in its august break, we'll feature book tv programming week nights in in prime time on c-span 2. and at the end of the summer, look for two book tv special progra

. >>> tonight, on "the communicators," author and british technology pioneer kevin ashton on the creative process, and how that process takes work. >> why did the wright brothers fly first and what was the process they used? because they weren't the first people to have the idea of building a flying machine. and they weren't the first people to try. so why did they succeed where everybody else failed? and the answer is, they understood the problem they were trying to solve, not better than anybody else. and at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower, or an aha moment or lightning bolts of inspiration. it's about solving problems one step at a time. so understanding the problem of the piece of paper which is a problem of balance, was the key for the wright brothers starting on their course that ultimately led to them flying. >> kevin ashton, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >>> next, a look at changes for u.s. service women since the 2013 recision of the defense department's ground combat exclusion policy. and research showing unit cohesion can

. >> kevin ashton tonight on the communicators on c-span2. now a congressional freshman profile interview with republican elise stefanik who represents new york's 21st district. born on july 2, 1984, sh's thee congress. she previously worked for the romney presidential campaign and for the bush administration. >> elise stefanik, the youcnges woman ever elected to congress. what was that like? >> i didn't know that until i won my primary. i went in not knowing ant the historic nature. the media started covering the race. what was interesting for me was at campaign rallies, particularly towards the end, parents started bringing their elementary school-aged daughters to events. these were nonpolitical families, republicans, democrats, unaffiliated voters. so it's something i take seriously as a role model in this country. for all women who want to break glass ceilings for whatever role they're in, whether it's politics or business or the arts, i think it's very important as a country that we be examples for our young women to see what they can a

. >> tonight on the "the communicators," kevin ashton on the creative process and how that process takes work. >> why did the wright brothers fly first and what process did they use? they were not the first to build the idea of having a flying meshem machine and not the first to try. why did they succeed when everyone else failed? they tried to understand the problem and being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or a moment with a lightning bolt of inspiration. it is about solving problems one step at a time. so understanding the problem with a piece of paper, which is a problem of balance, was the key for the wright brothers starting on their course that ultimately led to them flying >> kevin ashton, tonight on the "the communicators" on c-span2. next, a discussion on how homelessness can negatively impact an individual's health and health care outcome. the policy director for the national health care for the homeless council is one of the guest. it is hosted by the alliance reform. >> good afternoon. we should continue to try to find seats and we will try to get started. m

. >> kevin ashton, tonight on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> next up on c-span2, a discussion on efforts to come bat boko haram, the islamist militant group with ties to islamic state. active in nigeria, chad, cameroon, and niger. it's hosted by two of the university of southern california's public policy institutes. live here on c-span. >> i see many newcomers. we hope you become regulars and we can welcome you again. my name is adam powell, the president of public diplomacy council and a senior fellow at the university of southern california. our program today, as for all of our monthly programs, is a partnership of two entities, the -- i should say -- underwriters, the usc center on communication, leadership and policy, and be public diplomacy council. we also produce these monthly programs in association with the usc center on public diplomacy and also grateful for the support of the american foreign services association. a bit of forward promotion, next month, september 14th, monday, 12 noon in this space, once again, a tour of u.s. embassy on social networks, how they're us

. >>> tonight, on "the communicators," author and british technology pioneer, kevin ashton on the creative process and how that process takes work. >> why did the wright brothers fly first? what was the process they used? they weren't the first people to have the idea haof building a flying machine. they weren't the first to try. why did they succeed where everybody else failed? the answer is, they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better than anybody else. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or ah-hah moments or lightning bolts of inspiration. it is about solving problems one step at a time. so understanding the problem on the piece of paper, which is a problem of balance, was the key for the wright brothers starting on their course that ultimately led to them flying. >> kevin ashton, tonight, on "the communicators" on cspan2. >>> next, more of todays washington journal and a discussion about media coverage of the 2016 campaign. >>> in our studio this morning, tim graham, director of the media reserve centers media analysis pro

. >> kevin ashton on c-span 2. >> born and raised in the west indies, compared to the other founding fathers, little is known about the early life of alexander hamilton. next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formative years." mr. noon talks about his research process and how early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. posted by the museum of american romance, this event was part of the fourth annual celebrate hamilton program, honoring hamilton's life and legacy. >> hello, everybody. he can you hear me ok? thank you so much for being here today. we are really excited to have this book. michael and i go back a few years now. i have been a big cheerleader of his for several years. it is exciting to have this conversation with you to learn more about this book. first, michael, why did you decide to write this book? i think that is the biggest question. michael: first, i want to thank the museum of american finance for hosting this and organizing this. hamilton, isxan

tonight, on the communicators, kevin ashton on the creative process and how that process takes work.he wright brothers fly first? why did they succeed where everybody else failed? they understood the problem they were trying to solve much better the in anybody else. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower or lightning bolts of inspiration, it is about solving problems one step at a time. understanding the problem with a piece of paper is a problem of balance was the reason it the brothers were flying. >> tonight on the communicators on c-span-two. >> washington journal is next with your calls. later tonight, a look at africa in the lord's resistance army and its leader. then, a discussion on the iran nuclear agreement and its potential effect on the middle east. coming up on this morning's washington journal, a look at the 2016 presidential race and the media coverage around it. media representative from matters and later, a talk about funding for a band expansion in rural areas. host: good morning. welcome to the washington journal. we will begi

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can find these online at the c-span.org.at announcer: monday, on "the communicators," author, kevin ashton. >> why did the right brothers and what was the process they used? why did they succeed where everyone else failed? the answer is they understood the problem they were trying to solve better than anyone else. at the end of the day, being creative is not about having ideas in the shower, or aha moments. it is about solving problems one step at a time. understanding the problem of a piece of paper, the problem of balance, was the key for the on thatothers starting horse that led to them flying. ashton, mondayn night, on "the communicators." senate on with the break, we will feature book tv on c-span2. at the end of the summer, look for two book tv programs. on saturday, we are live with the national book festival. on sunday we have the live, in-depth program with lynne cheney. book tv on c-span2, television or serious readers. announcer: the british house of commons is in recess, so questions will not be shown tonight. canadian party leadersou debate. canadian house of commons has its e

. >> kevin ashton tonight on the commuters on c-span2. >> recent suicide bombings and cameron have been attributed to the group boko haram. today the annenberg center takes a look at what's been done to stop the islamic militants who are active in several african countries and have ties to i suspect we take you to that event and about one hour. until then a discussion on the religious basis of islamic terrorism and what it should factor into the a strategy to defeat extremist. this was hosted by the american enterprise institute. >> i feel like there should be a really good play called waiting for mohammed. thank everybody. that was truly a marvelous panel about everybody enjoyed it as much as i did. we are really going to turn now to look at more of, for lack of a better word, a practical conversation about what to do. i think we understand in depth some of the challenges that face us and the fact that this is not a simple issue where we can suddenly embrace the reformist and expect in 10 years reform what happened. part of the challenge i think we face and one of the reasons why we wa