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How We Got to NowBy Steven Johnson

In a Nutshell

How We Got To Now explores the history of innovation and how innovations connect to one another to create an environment for change.

Favorite Quote

Sometimes the way a new technology breaks is almost as interesting as the way it works.

Steven Johnson

Introduction

We often think of innovations as a single moment of invention.

But every innovation relies on a lot of input factors like societal conditions, technological progress, and of course the right person tinkering with the right thing at the right time.

Steven Johnson is the host and creator of the award-winning PBS and BBC popular science series How We Got to Now.

In this book based on his popular program, Johnson takes a big-picture approach to innovation through the lens of six general topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, and light.

How We Got to Now pulls back the curtain to give us a clearer picture of how we've arrived in our modern century world.

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