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

How We Got to Now: Six Innovations that Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson


Authors
Steven Johnson
ISBN
9781846148552
Published
Released
01 / 12 / 2015
Binding
Paperback
Pages
256
Dimensions
129 x 198 x 16mm

How did photography bring about social reform? What connects refrigeration to Hollywood? And how did our battle against dirt help create smartphones? In this story of ingenious breakthroughs and unsung heroes, Steven Johnson explores the essential innovations that changed the world and how we live in it.
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