The Roots of Progress Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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The Heavens and the Earth: A Political History of the Space Age
Walter A. McDougallThe Roots of ProgressThe preface to Walter McDougall’s *The Heavens and the Earth* adds some evidence for my hypothesis that the 1930s–60s were characterized by the attempt to achieve progress through top-down control by a technical elite https://t.co/Qz7uhuqIWH
Paperback, 2008
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The Industrial Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Robert C. AllenThe Roots of ProgressRobert Allen's explanation for the Industrial Revolution is that Britain had high wages and cheap energy, which made it profitable for them to industrialize. This doesn’t sit right with me. Here are some thoughts on why https://t.co/tH3IFWDxuu
Paperback, 2017
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Pieces of the Action
Vannevar BushThe Roots of ProgressHighlights from *Pieces of the Action*, the memoirs of Vannevar Bush (now out in a new edition from @stripepress with a foreword from @Ben_Reinhardt). On invention, leadership, war, politics, and more: https://t.co/fbAuzkBv0o
Hardcover, 2022
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Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress
Hasok ChangThe Roots of Progress@TomMurinNJ @MetaHumean I haven't read much in this area, but I really enjoyed *Inventing Temperature* by Hasok Chang https://t.co/SylRHc6cL7
Paperback, 2007
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Erewhon
Samuel ButlerThe Roots of ProgressSamuel Butler's *Erewhon* (1872) inspired Dune's “Butlerian jihad” H. G. Wells anticipated the need for the motor car; Norman Bel Geddes had a vision for highways that would let you drive safely at 100mph This and much more in my June reading list: https://t.co/LFRIE9f5ZM
Hardcover, 2008
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Erewhon
Samuel ButlerThe Roots of ProgressSamuel Butler's *Erewhon* (1872) inspired Dune's “Butlerian jihad” H. G. Wells anticipated the need for the motor car; Norman Bel Geddes had a vision for highways that would let you drive safely at 100mph This and much more in my June reading list: https://t.co/LFRIE9f5ZM
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Future Shock
Alvin TofflerThe Roots of ProgressWhat I've been reading lately: Turing and other historical perspectives on AI, Alvin Toffler on “future shock,” Verner Vinge on the Singularity, How Complex Systems Fail, @DouthatNYT's The Decadent Society, @WIRED on the Extropians, and more https://t.co/Kr9WqfxoX0
Paperback, Mass Market, 1984
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Great Exhibitions 1851-1900: London-Paris-New York-Philadelphia
Jonathan MeyerThe Roots of Progress• “Building a Better NIH” from @IFP, @BrookingsInst & @GoodSciProject • @EconCharlie to head @Arnold_Ventures infrastructure initiative • New book from @DAcemogluMIT & @baselinescene • Blueprint for a new Great Exhibition by @antonhowes • and more https://t.co/0G3UEl4cHr
Hardcover, 2006
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