BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions

BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
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Title: BAD IDEAS? An Arresting History Of Our Inventions
Author(s): WINSTON, Robert
ISBN: 9780553819557
Category: Science & Technology
New / Used: Used
Book Type: Small Paperback
Published: 2011
Published By: Bantam
Pages: 417

Condition

Excellent original condition, light wear on covers, pages clean. Images depict all need to know detail.

About

We are born with the instinct to create and invent. Bad Ideas? traces the fascinating history of our attempts at self-improvement but also questions their value. The dubious consequences of the development of weaponry - for example - is self-evident. But what of apparently more innocuous advances such as farming - writing and medicine?

It assesses the past and looks forward to the opportunities of the future. In so doing it celebrates mans extraordinary capacity for achievement and offers a hopeful way forward to protect humanity against what sometimes seem like bad ideas....

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