Connections

Name: Connections
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ISBN: 9780743299558

ISBN-10: 0743299558

ISBN-13: 9780743299558

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Authors: James Burke

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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 book, James Burke brilliantly examines the ideas, inventions, and coincidences that have culminated in the major technological advances of today. With dazzling insight, he untangles the pattern of interconnecting events: the accidents of time, circumstance, and place that gave rise to the major inventions of the world. Says Burke, "My purpose is to acquaint the reader with some of the forces that have caused…

Book details

List price: $27.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 7/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

James Burke is a London-based writer and television producer best known for his series Connections.