The Ideas that Made the Modern World

The Ideas that Made the Modern World
Author :
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Total Pages : 408
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781593392277
ISBN-13 : 1593392273
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Ideas that Made the Modern World by : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Download or read book The Ideas that Made the Modern World written by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. and published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the philosophers, thinkers, and scientists whose thoughts and ideas formed the Enlightenment of the seventeenth century and laid the foundation for the modern world as we know it.


The Ideas that Made the Modern World Related Books

The Ideas that Made the Modern World
Language: en
Pages: 408
Authors: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-01 - Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a study of the philosophers, thinkers, and scientists whose thoughts and ideas formed the Enlightenment of the seventeenth century and laid the foundati
Wonderland
Language: en
Pages: 325
Authors: Steven Johnson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-29 - Publisher: Macmillan

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Everyone knows the old saying "necessity is the mother of invention," but if you do a paternity test on many of the modern world's most important ideas or inst
How We Got to Now
Language: en
Pages: 322
Authors: Steven Johnson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-22 - Publisher: Riverhead Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book is a celebration of ideas: how they happen and their sometimes unintended results. Johnson shows how simple scientific breakthroughs have driven other
How the Scots Invented the Modern World
Language: en
Pages: 482
Authors: Arthur Herman
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-18 - Publisher: Crown

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

An exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capital
The Shape of the New
Language: en
Pages: 508
Authors: Scott L. Montgomery
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-04 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

How four revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment shaped today's world This panoramic book tells the story of how revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment a