How we got to now : : six Innovations That Made the Modern World Young Readers Edition

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Call Number: Y 338.064 Jo, Kids Book / Nonfiction / Technology & Engineering / Johnson, Steven
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch

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Glass -- Cold -- Sound -- Clean -- Time -- Light.
"A Young Readers adaptation of the New York Times Bestselling book where author, Steven Johnson, walks readers through the history and impact of six inventions that influence the modern world. His fascinating account is organized into six topics: glass, cold, sound, clean, time, light. Johnson's fresh exploration of these simple, single-syllable word concepts creates an endlessly absorbing story that moves from lightning strikes in the prehistoric desert to the herculean effort to literally raise up the city of Chicago to laser labs straight out of a sci-fi movie. In other words, it's the story of how we got to now!"-- Provided by publisher.

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Absorbing Survey of the Arcs of Six Innovations Through History submitted by sVfGI7Glt2pz7GZgVB90 on August 1, 2019, 10:07pm Book explores how seemingly simple inventions cause huge societal shifts through the unintended consequences of collaboration and context. For example, the chapter on “Glass” narrates how the Gutenberg printing press led to lens-making, which in turn led to eyeglasses, telescopes and space exploration, microscopes and biology, fiberglass and fiber-optic cables, mirrors, cameras and the present-day selfie obsession.