![]() ![]() ![]() You’ll find the future wherever people are having the most fun. In Wonderland, Johnson compellingly argues that observers of technological and social trends should be looking for clues in novel amusements. Steven Johnson is the Darwin of technology Walter Issacson, author of Steve Jobs What connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer. He introduces us to the colorful innovators of leisure: the explorers, proprietors, showmen, and artists who changed the trajectory of history with their luxurious wares, exotic meals, taverns, gambling tables, and magic shows. Johnson’s storytelling is just as delightful as the inventions he describes, full of surprising stops along the journey from simple concepts to complex modern systems. ![]() Steven Johnson argues that, throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. In Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World, Steven Johnson argues that many of our most important innovationsfrom probability theory to artificial intelligencehave their origins in human. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. Wonderland inspires grins and well-what-d'ya-knows” - The New York Times Book Reviewįrom the New York Times–bestselling author of How We Got to Now and Extra Life, a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. ![]()
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