How did the popularity of underwear in the twelfth century lead to the invention of the printing press? How did the waterwheel evolve into the computer? How did the arrival of the cannon lead eventually to the development of movies? In this highly acclaimed and bestselling... read more
Introduction
1 The Trigger Effect
2 The Road from Alexandria
3 Distant Voices
4 Faith in Numbers
5 The Wheel of Fortune
6 Fuel to the Flame
7 The Long Chain
8 Eat, Drink and Be Merry
9 Lighting the Way
10 Inventing the Future
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