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The next fifty things that made the modern economy
The next fifty things that made the modern economy
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Author
Harford, Tim
Publisher
The Bridge Street Press
Publication Date
2021.
Language
English
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Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor)
NF 338.064 HARFORD 2021
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Subjects
Subjects
Economic aspects
Economic history
History
Inventions
Inventions -- Economic aspects
Inventions -- History
Technological innovations
Technological innovations -- Economic aspects
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Introduction: the pencil
part 1. Deceptively simple
Bricks
The factory
The postage stamp
Bicycles
Spectacles
Canned foods
Auctions
part 2. Selling the dream
Tulips
Queen's ware
The Bonsack machine
The sewing machine
The mail-order catalogue
Fast-food franchises
Fundraising appeals
Santa Claus
part 3. Moving money
SWIFT
Credit cards
Stock options
The Vickrey turnstile
The blockchain
part 4. Invisible systems
Interchangeable parts
RFID
The Interface Message Processor
CPS
part 5. Secrets and lies
The movable-type printing press
Menstrual pads
CCTV
Pornography
Prohibition
'Like'
part 6. Working together
Cassava processing
Pensions
QWERTY
The Langstroth hive
Dams
part 7. No Planet B
Fire
Oil
Vulcanisation
The Wardian case
Cellophane
Recycling
Dwarf wheat
Solar photovoltaics
part 8. Our robot overlords
The Hollerith Punch-card machine
The gyroscope
Spreadsheets
The chatbot
The CubeSat
The slot machine
Chess algorithms.
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9780349144030
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