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The Invention Effect
By Aditya Basu
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Description
The narrative begins with primitive communication methods (like smoke signals and drums) and traces their evolution into our current digital ecosystem. Each chapter reveals the underlying patterns of discovery, highlighting not just what was invented but why these particular innovations triggered cascading changes across society. You'll understand how transportation technologies progressively compressed distance and time, fundamentally altering human mobility and connection. The book also investigates how innovations in information storage-from clay tablets to cloud computing-have exponentially expanded our collective memory and knowledge capabilities.
By examining these transformative moments through multiple lenses-technological, social, economic, and cultural-readers gain a comprehensive understanding of how invention serves as both a mirror and catalyst for human progress. Rather than presenting innovation as inevitable, the book illuminates the complex interplay between human ingenuity, societal needs, and historical circumstances that together create the conditions for breakthrough discoveries.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
470
Release Date:
2025-06-09
Publication Date:
2025-06-09
Publisher:
Ukiyoto Publishing
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
937009878X
ISBN13:
9789370098787
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Weight:
757 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
28 cm
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