Rethink : the surprising history of new ideas / Steven Poole.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poole, Steven, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--History.

Technological innovations.

History.

Creative thinking.

Discoveries in science.

Idea (Philosophy)--History.

Idea (Philosophy).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 342 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scriber hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016.

Summary:

"A brilliant and groundbreaking argument that innovation and progress are often achieved by revisiting and retooling ideas from the past rather than starting from scratch--from The Guardian columnist and contributor to The Atlantic,"--Baker & Taylor.

Contents:

The Age of Rediscovery

Thesis. The shock of the old ; The missing piece ; Game changers ; Are we nearly there yet?

Antithesis. Something new under the sun(s) ; The jury's still out ; When zombies attack ; How to be wrong ; The Placebo Effect

Prognosis. Utopia redux ; Beyond good and evil ; Don't start believing

Back to the future.

Notes:

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2016".

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-333) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Poole, Steven, 1972- author. Rethink

ISBN:

9781501145605

1501145606

OCLC:

945483269