![]() He introduces us to the colourful innovators of leisure: the explorers, proprietors, showmen, and artists who changed the trajectory of history with their luxurious wares, exotic meals, taverns, gambling tables, and magic shows. Johnson's storytelling is just as delightful as the inventions he describes, full of surprising stops along the journey from simple concepts to complex modern systems. ![]() He finds that that throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. In his brilliant new work on the history of innovation, international bestseller Steven Johnson argues that the pursuit of novelty and wonder has always been a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. What connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer software? Or the Murex sea snail to the death of the great American city? How does the bag of crisps you hold in your hand help tell the story of humanity itself? ![]() 'Steven Johnson is the Darwin of technology' Walter Issacson, author of Steve Jobs 'The book is a house of wonders' The New York Times ![]()
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