03108cam a2200373 4500 232022362 TxAuBib 20150601120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780698154506 0698154509 B00INIXU5I Amazon b7825af5-5fbe-4464-ac81-1b94c21b48f2 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1578949 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Johnson, Steven. How We Got to Now [Libby eBook] : Six Innovations That Made the Modern World. Penguin Publishing Group, 2014. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 36MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:<p><b>From the <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author of <i>Where Good Ideas</i> <i>Come From</i> and <i>Everything Bad Is Good for You</i>, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.</b><br /> <br /> In this illustrated volume, 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 mistakes—from 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 Bluetooth—<i>How We Got to Now</i> investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life.<br /> <br /> 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 species—to cities such as Dubai or Phoenix, which would otherwise be virtually uninhabitable; how pendulum clocks helped trigger the industrial revolution; and how clean water made it possible to manufacture computer chips. Accompanied by a major six-part television series on PBS, <i>How We Got to Now</i> is the story of collaborative networks building the modern world, written in the provocative, informative, and engaging style that has earned Johnson fans around the globe.<br /></p>. Technology. Nonfiction. Politics. Science. Media Type: eBook. The New York Times Best Seller List. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-01 20:00:02. http://www.ntexlibrariesonthego.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=b7825af5-5fbe-4464-ac81-1b94c21b48f2 https://samples.overdrive.com/how-we-got-b7825a?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/how-we-got-b7825a?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/how-we-got-b7825a?.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXMLR