How We Got to Now - Six Innovations That Made The Modern World By Steven Johnson Agatha Christie Sometimes there's no going back

Sometimes there's no going back

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How We Got to Now - Six Innovations That Made The Modern World By Steven Johnson Agatha Christie Sometimes there's no going backFrom the New York Timesbestselling 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