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

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

Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not--but you should, and New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations--like clean drinking water and electricity--that changed the way people live.

Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. That's why you can draw a line from pendulums to punching the clock at a factory, from ice blocks to summer movie blockbusters, from clean water to computer chips.

In the lively storytelling style that has made him a popular, bestselling author, Steven Johnson looks at how accidental genius, brilliant mistakes, and unintended consequences shape the way we live in the modern world. Johnson's "long zoom" approach connects history, geography, politics, and scientific advances with the deep curiousity of inventors or quirky interests of tinkerers to show how innovation truly comes about.

His fascinating account is organized into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnson's fresh exploration of these simple, single-syllable word concepts creates an endlessly absorbing story that moves from lightning strikes in the prehistoric desert to the herculean effort to literally raise up the city of Chicago to laser labs straight out of a sci-fi movie.

In other words, it's the story of how we got to now!
Country USA
Brand Viking Drill & Tool
Manufacturer Viking Books for Young Readers
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780425287781
Color Purple
ReleaseDate 2018-10-16
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780425287781

Country	USA
Brand	Viking Drill & Tool
Manufacturer	Viking Books for Young Readers
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780425287781
Color	Purple
ReleaseDate	2018-10-16
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780425287781

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

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