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Now, you can learn the remarkable stories surrounding monumental inventions - and how consequential these inventions were to history. Taught by Professor W. Bernard Carlson of the University of Virginia, who is an expert on the role of innovation in history, these 36 enlightening lectures give you a broad survey of material history, from the ancient pottery wheel to the Internet and social media. Along with recounting the famous inventions you might expect, this course explores a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, and the operating room.

This war was not merely a time of destruction; it sparked a wave of creativity and innovation that transformed the world. It challenged individuals to think beyond the ordinary, enhancing their inventive skills. As a result, we now benefit from a wealth of new ideas and technologies. From lessons in thrift and efficiency to the importance of standardization, industries have evolved, and entrepreneurs recognize the value of scientific inquiry. While the full narrative of these advancements is far too expansive for just one book, I have carefully curated and explained the most significant and ...

Mankind has a distinct advantage over other terrestrial species: we talk to one another. But how did we acquire the most advanced form of communication on Earth? Daniel L. Everett, a "bombshell" linguist and "instant folk hero" (Tom Wolfe, Harper's), provides in this sweeping history a comprehensive examination of the evolutionary story of language, from the earliest speaking attempts by hominids to the more than 7,000 languages that exist today.

Elena Ferrante is the best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend, now an HBO original series. Collected here for the first time are the seeds of future novels, the timely reflections of this internationally beloved storyteller, the abiding preoccupations of a writer who has been called “one of the great novelists of our time” (New York Times).

Inventions deals with those big and small discoveries that have had a major effect on our modern day life. What about the microwave, push up bra, Google, and the wheel? I’m sure that if you reflected upon your life you would realize how grateful you should be. What’s next? Maybe we will be able to live on another planet, but for now let’s just celebrate how our lives have been made easier by technology. Of course there are those who do feel that some inventions have taken away from the simple pleasures of life.

When Ben Coates injures his leg and needs to rebuild his strength by walking, he finds himself presented with an exciting opportunity: to rediscover the city he has been working in for over a decade, at a slower pace. He devises ten walks, each demonstrating a different chapter of Amsterdam's history, from its humble beginnings in the early 1200s as a small fishing community through two Golden Ages, fueled by the growth of the Dutch colonial empire, two world wars, and countless reinventions.

The figure of the supplicant negro—a figure famously represented in Josiah Wedgwood's 18th-century anti-slavery medallion—continues to sideline radical Black anti-colonialist struggle. The End of Supplication contends that Black freedom struggles are anti-colonial movements against anti-Blackness and the permutations of slavery, and as such they are ill-served by a dominant Civil Rights discourse that escapes neither the paternalism of white abolitionism nor the caricatures of minstrelsy.

The AI revolution has begun – the product of a seventy-year quest by scientists, mathematicians, and visionaries who set out to build machines that could think. But what began as a fringe idea has now become one of the most powerful forces of the 21st century. This is the story of that journey: its rivalries, its competing visions of utopia and apocalypse, and the race to build what may be humanity’s last invention.

Written by Hugh Cunningham and presented by award-winning children's author Michael Morpurgo, this genuinely ground-breaking history of British childhood teaches us about the key elements that have shaped children's lives. The Invention of Childhood explores how gender, geography and ethnicity...

Our ability to think about the future is one of the most powerful tools at our disposal. In The Invention of Tomorrow, cognitive scientists Thomas Suddendorf, Jonathan Redshaw, and Adam Bulley argue that its emergence transformed humans from unremarkable primates to creatures that hold the destiny of the planet in their hands. Drawing on their own cutting-edge research, the authors break down the science of foresight, showing us where it comes from, how it works, and how it made our world.

Why are there restaurants? Why would anybody consider eating alongside perfect strangers in a loud and crowded room to be an enjoyable pastime? To find the answer, Rebecca Spang takes us back to France in the eighteenth century, when a restaurant was not a place to eat but a quasi-medicinal bouillon not unlike the bone broths of today.

Inspiré par la philosophie et les principes du modèle d’accompagnement psychosocial du Rétablissement, le pôle santé mentale de la Fondation de l’Orme œuvre depuis 2017 à la mise en cohérence de ses pratiques en fondant sa gouvernance sur les partenariats pluriels et en facilitant l’inclusion de la pair-aidance au sein de ses différents dispositifs et niveaux hiérarchiques. Ainsi, collaborateurs et pairs praticiens travaillent de concert dans l’objectif de soutenir le processus de rétablissement des personnes vivant en situation de vulnérabilité psychique et sociale. Afin ...

An insider’s tour through the construction of invented languages from the bestselling author and creator of languages for Legendary's Dune, the HBO series Game of Thrones and the Syfy series Defiance From master language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative guide to language construction...

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 1000+ audiobooks, all ad free!The author, William Henry Doolittle, was an Expert and Patent Solicitor, Ex-Examiner in the Patent Office and Assistant Commissioner of Patents at Washington, Writer of Inventions, etc. He put together this collection to illustrate a period of remarkable advances in technology across the board. -

Before there was Steve Jobs, there was Norman Bel Geddes. A ninth-grade dropout who found himself at the center of the worlds of industry, advertising, theater, and even gaming, Bel Geddes designed everything from the first all-weather stadium to Manhattan's most exclusive nightclub to Futurama, the prescient 1939 exhibit that envisioned how America would look in the not-too-distant 1960s.

Welcome to NEVER TOO LATE: Stories of Re-invention, where we share real stories of dream chasers, career changers, and people with the courage to reinvent themselves. I’m Eric Cooter, and each episode I sit down with someone who has taken a leap, discovered a new path, or found joy in the unexpected. NTL conversations are about hope, resilience, and reminding us all that it’s never too late to "chase your dreams. The podcast’s name, format, and creative concept are the intellectual property of Eric Cooter and may not be used, duplicated, or represented without written consent.

Innovation Unleashed: Pioneers of Industry and Invention Innovation is the key to progress. It is what drives us to create new things and to improve upon the old. Throughout history, there have been countless pioneers of industry and invention who have revolutionized the world around us. In this series of podcasts, we will explore the stories of some of the most influential innovators of all time. We will learn about their lives, their work, and the impact they had on the world. Our first podcast in this series will focus on Thomas Edison, the American inventor who is often credited with ...