The Most Powerful Idea in the World
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If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line—until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted march of progress.
In The Most Powerful…
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This is a chestnut of a book that's well worth the search. Rosen focuses on the invention of the steam engine and more. Set against the context of the Industrial Revolution, the book examines the concept of intellectual property, the dual spurs of creativity and commerce, and the push to invent and then bring the invention to life.
Before I read it, I took a step back to consider the vast importance of the team engine in changing our way of life. Then, I delved into Rosen's look at the many people involved and felt as if I were there…
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