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Wonderland : how play made the modern world

Johnson, Steven, 1968-2017
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International bestseller Steven Johnson argues that the pursuit of novelty and wonder has always been a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. He finds that throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused.
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London : Macmillan, 2017.
Collation:
297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781509837267 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
1136984
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