How We Got To Now Six Innovations HARDCOVER

How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World Description 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 stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakesfrom the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback; to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and BluetoothHow We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life. In his trademark style; Johnson examines unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields: how the invention of air-conditioning enabled the largest migration of human beings in the history of the speciesto cities such as Dubai or Phoenix; which wou...