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Wonderland - How Play Made the Modern World (Paperback, Main Market Ed.)
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'The book is a house of wonders' The New York Times 'Steven Johnson
is the Darwin of technology' Walter Issacson, author of Steve Jobs
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? In Wonderland, his brilliant 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. He finds
that throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies
wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and
others amused. 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 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 compellingly argues that observers of
technological and social trends should be looking for clues in
novel amusements. You'll find the future wherever people are having
the most fun.
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