01272nam a2200229 4500 260610b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789361139918 Purchased Prism Books, Kadavanthra English 609 LEI/SH Leigh, Andrew SHORTEST HISTORY OF INNOVATION 1 New Delhi Picador India 2026 250 Innovation shapes almost every corner of our lives, yet we rarely pause to notice it. Someone had to invent nails and wheelbarrows; alphabets and books; glass windows and windscreen wipers; tin cans and synthetic dyes. From tools and technologies to fresh approaches in art and architecture, innovation surrounds us.Andrew Leigh shows that three forces drive innovation: tinkering, teams and trade. He examines hotbeds of creativity, the forces that suppress them, and the surprising ways ideas travel across borders and disciplines. The result is a lively, compact look at the engines powering progress.The follow-up to the international bestseller The Shortest History of Economics. Technological innovations Inventions—History Innovation—Economic aspects LEN ddc 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC MAIN MAIN GEN 2026-06-02 Purchased 599.00 KC-26-CRB-1617,2026/06/02 1 609 LEI/SH E1102993 2026-06-24 10:35:46 2026-06-11 2026-06-02 LEN 198727 198727