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How We Got to Now : Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson (2018, Hardcover)

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Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not--but you should, and New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations--like clean drinking water and electricity--that changed the way people live. Innovation starts with a problem whose solution sets in motion all kinds of unexpected discoveries. That's 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. Johnson's "long zoom" 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 organized into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnson's 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, it's the story of how we got to now!

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Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
ISBN-10
0425287785
ISBN-13
9780425287781
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242724575

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Book Title
How We Got to Now : Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
Author
Steven Johnson
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Social Aspects, Inventions, General, Science & Nature / Discoveries, Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, Technology / Inventions, Science & Technology
Intended Audience
Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Technology & Engineering, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
160 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
7.8 in
Item Weight
23.6 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
T14.5.J642 2018
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Copyright Date
2018
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
2017-060707
Dewey Decimal
303.48/3
Dewey Edition
23

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How We Got to Now : Six Innovations That Made the Modern World by Steven Johnson (2018, Hardcover)

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