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

Steven Johnson

From the 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...

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Steven Johnson mentioned this book, which is about the history of innovation, and is also the basis for an Emmy Award-winning PBS series he hosts.

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I've written a number of books, including Where Good Ideas Come From and How We Got to Now, about this really fascinating question of technologies or scientific breakthroughs that changed the world, k...

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Episode: History Through Innovation | Interview with Steven...

Steven Johnson mentioned this book, which is about the history of innovation, and is also the basis for an Emmy Award-winning PBS series he hosts.

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I've written a number of books, including Where Good Ideas Come From and How We Got to Now, about this really fascinating question of technologies or scientific breakthroughs that changed the world, kind of trying to dive in and figure out how they happen.

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