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Fifty inventions that shaped the modern economy / Tim Harford.
Record details
- ISBN: 0735216134
- ISBN: 9780735216136
- Physical Description: 321 pages
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 37.00 |
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| Subject: | Inventions > Economic aspects > History. Technological innovations > Economic aspects > History. Economic history. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
Describes the history of economic change through the fifty inventions that had the most impact and explores the hidden connections they share, from paper money and the horse collar, to bar codes and spreadsheets. - Baker & Taylor
Describes the history of economic change through the 50 inventions that had the most impact and explores the hidden connections they share, from paper money and the horse collar, to bar codes and spreadsheets. - Penguin Putnam
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 by BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, AND AMAZON
Look out for Tim's next book, The Data Detective.
A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy.
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Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? And what is the connection between The Da Vinci Code and the collapse of Lehman Brothers?Â
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy paints an epic picture of change in an intimate way by telling the stories of the tools, people, and ideas that had far-reaching consequences for all of us. From the plough to artificial intelligence, from Gilletteâs disposable razor to IKEAâs Billy bookcase, bestselling author and Financial Times columnist Tim Harford recounts each inventionâs own curious, surprising, and memorable story.Â
Invention by invention, Harford reflects on how we got here and where we might go next. He lays bare often unexpected connections: how the bar code undermined family corner stores, and why the gramophone widened inequality. In the process, he introduces characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, and were ruined by them, as he traces the principles that helped explain their transformative effects. The result is a wise and witty book of history, economics, and biography.
