A lively history seen through the fifty inventions that shaped it most
profoundly, by the bestselling author of The Undercover Economist and Messy.
Who thought up paper money? What was the secret element that made the Gutenberg
printing press possible? And what is the connection between The Da Vinci Code
and the collapse of Lehman Brothers? Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy paints an epic picture of
change in an intimate way by telling the stories of the tools, people, and ideas
that had far-reaching consequences for all of us. From the plough to artificial
intelligence, from Gillette's disposable razor to IKEA's Billy