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How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
Steven Johnson, PaperbackOriginal price was: $19.00.$16.15Current price is: $16.15.
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Unexpected Life, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.
In this illustrated history, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with surprising stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes–from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth–How We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life.
Description
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Steven Johnson
Published: 09/22/2015
Publisher: Riverhead Books
ISBN: 9781594633935
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d
Additional information
Weight | 1.3 lbs |
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Dimensions | 9 × 6.1 × 0.9 in |
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