{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-innovation-andrew-leigh-9798893031683","title":"The Shortest History of Innovation: From the Wheel to Gene Editing, Ai, and Beyond - How New Ideas Shape Our World","description":"\u003cp\u003eScientists, economists, and historians are always looking into the past in order make informed decisions about how to improve our future. Though our modern-day innovations are often mind-boggling (gene editing and fabricated ecosystems come to mind), they would not exist without their predecessors--someone had to invent the wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Innovation\u003c\/em\u003e, bestselling author Andrew Leigh tells the story of human innovation by identifying three of its most essential driving forces: tinkering, teams, and trade. Unveiling the surprising linchpins behind the everyday innovations that we take for granted, Leigh takes a closer look at the myriad ways ideas are developed, the forces that suppress them, and how they travel and evolve across borders and disciplines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom technologies and tools to art and feats of engineering, innovation is everywhere. Drawing on his background as an economist and his experience as a decision-maker in Australia's House of Representatives, Leigh revisits history with fresh eyes and deftly connects it to the rapid innovation taking place today. The result is a lively, compact look at the engines powering progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Leigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893031683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Experiment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Andrew Leigh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450487681279,"sku":"9798893031683","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed7f229b-b010-4736-8250-684dcf5e6c37.jpg?v=1777268016","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-innovation-andrew-leigh-9798893031683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}