Mini big ideas : a little book of big innovations
Thomson, Jonny2023
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Every so often, a new idea comes along that changes everything. Vaccinations. Relativity. Fascism. Can we imagine a world before the invention of writing? What would Christianity have looked like without with a concept of hell? Sometimes these ideas come along suddenly: Copernicus suggesting the Earth revolves around the Sun; Gutenberg's printing press, Darwin's theory of evolution. Sometimes they evolve over generations: the institution of marriage; the development of animal husbandry; the understanding of genetics. Either way, once the idea gains a foothold, nothing is the same again. This book tells the stories behind 150 revolutionary concepts and explains why they are important.
Main title:
Mini big ideas : a little book of big innovations / Jonny Thomson.
Author:
Thomson, Jonny, author
Imprint:
London : Wildfire, 2023.
Collation:
304 pages ; 16 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781472298560 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2620902