30 ratings | 23 reviews | avg rating:4.53

Petri Launiainen’s Followers (6)

Petri’s Bookshelves

to-read (2)
currently-reading (1)
read (29)

Petri’s Friends (3)

Mohamed Al-saad

181 books | 389 friends

neonvalleystreet

130 books | 2 friends

Erthal

27 books | 13 friends

Petri Launiainen

Goodreads Author

Born

Finland

Website

https://bhoew.com

Genre

History, Science, Business

Member Since

April 2018

edit data

Petri Launiainen has spent over thirty years dealing with computers and mobile communications, gaining great insight into both of these incredible technological revolutions, especially while working as a VP at Nokia and as a CTO of Nokia's Brazilian R&D center.

Over the years he had noticed that the effects on society caused by these incredible inventions turned out to be much larger than is generally recognized, so he decided to collect a comprehensive timeline of these events into "A Brief History of Everything Wireless: How Invisible Waves Have Changed the World".

Outside of computers and wireless communications his other interest areas are aviation, scuba diving and space exploration: he's got a Private Pilot License with Instrument Ratin ...more

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Petri Launiainen questions, please sign up.

Popular Answered Questions

What’s your advice for aspiring writers?

Petri Launiainen If you have a story, do not expect to write it from beginning to end. Start from the part that feels easiest, the rest will come.

flag

like
Comment

How do you get inspired to write?

Petri Launiainen You don't... The inspiration just comes when it comes.

There were weeks when I got maybe a paragraph or two or one editing round of a single chapter …moreYou don't... The inspiration just comes when it comes.

There were weeks when I got maybe a paragraph or two or one editing round of a single chapter in, and then I had days when I created a complete chapter in one go.

You either get into a zone or not. I could not force myself to it, so I did not even try.(less)

flag

like
Comment

See all 3 answers from Petri Launiainen…

Combine Editions
Petri Launiainen’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 11 ratings · 0 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Flat Out Wrong: The Overwhelming Evidence Against Flat Earth 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	A Brief History of Everything Wireless: How Invisible Waves Have Changed the World 3.80 avg rating — 5 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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

121 posts
Petri Launiainen's Blog: A Brief History of Everything Wireless

Seeing is believing?

If you think that the World you live in resembles a pancake like is depicted in the adjoining image, and the Sun is just a smallish ball, happily rotating over it in a circular fashion, there are several verifiable issues that should be impossible. One of those is the claim ...

View more on Petri Launiainen's website »

Like • 0 comments • flag

Published on December 19, 2024 05:03

View all 121 posts »

Petri is Currently Reading

Petri Launiainen is currently reading

Conscious

by Vic Grout (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

Jul 08, 2018 07:38AM

rss
Petri’s Recent Updates

Petri Launiainen wrote a new blog post Seeing is believing? If you think that the World you live in resembles a pancake like is depicted in the adjoining image, and the Sun is just a smallish ball, happily rota Read more of this blog post »
Dec 19, 2024 05:03AM · like

More of Petri's books…