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"Fifty greatest breakthroughs since the wheel", with commentary explaining the methodology and practice of herding cats ... ummm ... getting research scientists to follow directions. (List at the bottom of the page, or hit the link at the top to jump to it.)
 
I liked this line:

In short, these scientists and creative types decided to answer the question they wanted us to ask, rather than the exact one we posed. We have new sympathy for people attempting to manage universities and R&D labs.