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How We Got To Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
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Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. Thatâs 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. Johnsonâs âlong zoomâ 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 organised into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnsonâs 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, itâs the story of how we got to now!
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DIMENSION : 238 mm x 201 mm
WEIGHT : 666 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. Thatâs 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. Johnsonâs âlong zoomâ 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 organised into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnsonâs 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, itâs the story of how we got to now!
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780425287781 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Johnson, Steven | |
| PUBLISHER : Viking Books for Young Readers | PUBLICATION DATE : October 16, 2018 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States | IMPRINT : Viking Books for Young Readers |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : From 10 years |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardback | |
WEIGHT : 666 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
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DESCRIPTION :
Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. Thatâs 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. Johnsonâs âlong zoomâ 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 organised into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnsonâs 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, itâs the story of how we got to now!
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 238 mm x 201 mm
WEIGHT : 666 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. Thatâs 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. Johnsonâs âlong zoomâ 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 organised into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnsonâs 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, itâs the story of how we got to now!
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780425287781 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Johnson, Steven | |
| PUBLISHER : Viking Books for Young Readers | PUBLICATION DATE : October 16, 2018 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States | IMPRINT : Viking Books for Young Readers |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : From 10 years |
| PRODUCT FORM : Hardback | |
WEIGHT : 666 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Childrenâs, Teenage & Educational
