"From the New York Times-bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas. 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....

Presents an illustrated overview of the history of technology, providing information on how historical change impacts the development of new technology and technological innovation, from the early empires of China, the Mediterranean, and Rome. Includes timeline, maps and diagrams.

Presents an illustrated overview of the history of technology, providing information on how historical change impacts the development of new technology and technological innovation, from Medieval Europe, to the Islamic Empire, and late imperial China. Includes timeline, maps and diagrams.

Presents an illustrated overview of the history of technology, providing information on how historical change impacts the development of new technology and technological innovation, including information on the tools of the traditional people of Sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, and the Maya and Aztecs. Includes timeline, maps and diagrams.

Presents an illustrated overview of the history of technology, providing information on how historical change impacts the development of new technology and technological innovation, incluing information on the United States from 1870 to 1970,the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, and the world scince 1970. Includes timeline, maps and diagrams.