link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61102803-invention-and-innovation
author: Vaclav Smil
published: 2023
A book Bill Gates love. And author as well :D
- https://john-pucadyil.medium.com/on-vaclav-smils-inventions-and-innovations-a-brief-history-of-hype-and-failure-834efaca417f read
Highlights
- 2025-06-01 (Week 22): Notes and highlights referencing Invention and Innovation A Brief History of Hype and Failure. — Invention and Innovation A brief history of hype and failure audiobook notes
- 2025-06-04 (Week 23): In three topical chapters (“inventions that turned from welcome to undesirable”, “inventions that were to dominate –and do not”, and “inventions that we keep waiting for”) he gives a detailed historical overview of three — Invention and Innovation summary
- 2025-06-04 (Week 23): 2025-06#04 Like, remember flying cars? Having thought we’d all be zipping around in those by now. Exactly. Or what about, like, curing cancer? That was supposed to be just around the corner. But the book gets into why s — Inventions and Innovations- A Brief History of Hype and Failure by Vaclav Smil