text Fifty inventions that shaped the modern economy
- Summary
- "A smart, lively history of the world economy, seen through the crucial inventions that shaped it. Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg printing press possible? What is the connection between The Da Vinci... Read more
- Contents
- The plow -- I: Winners and losers: The gramophone ; Barbed wire ; Seller feedback ; Google search ; Passports ; Robots ; The welfare state -- II: Reinventing how we live. Infant formula ; TV dinners ; The Pill ; Video games ; Market research ; Air... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- 321 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books 2017
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 609 HAR in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 609 HAR in Adult Non-fiction | Available |