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How We Got to Now

Paperback • 2015 • English

How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

By Steven Johnson

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About the book

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, 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 mi...Show more

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ISBN

9781594633935

Published year

2015

Language

English

Original title

How We Got to Now

Format

Paperback

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