How we got to now : six innovations that made the modern world
Johnson, Steven, 1968-2015
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This title is a celebration of ideas: how they happen and their sometimes unintended results. Johnson shows how simple scientific breakthroughs have driven other discoveries through the network of ideas and innovations that made each finding possible. He traces important inventions through ancient and contemporary history, unlocking tales of unsung heroes and radical revolutions that changed the world and the way we live in it.
Main title:
How we got to now : six innovations that made the modern world / Steven Johnson.
Author:
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2015.
Collation:
243 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Penguin, 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781846148552 (pbk)1846148553 (pbk)
Dewey class:
303.483 JOH303.483
LC class:
T14.5
Language:
English
BRN:
311198