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How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World? by Stephen Davies, Matt Ridley (Paperback, 2019)

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Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn't invented it, would we be still living in the dark? Acclaimed author Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything) explains that at least 20 other people can lay claim to this breakthrough moment. Ridley argues that the light bulb emerged from the combined technologies and accumulated knowledge of the day - it was bound to emerge sooner or later. Based on his 2018 Hayek Memorial Lecture, Ridley contends that innovation - from invention through to development and commercialisation - is the most important unsolved problem in all of human society. We rely on it - but we do not fully understand it, we cannot predict it and we cannot direct it. In How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World? Ridley examines the nature of innovation - and how people often fear its consequences. He dispels the myth that automation destroys jobs - and demonstrates how innovation leads to economic growth. And he argues that intellectual property rights, originally intended to encourage innovation, are now being used by big business to defend their monopolies. Ridley concludes that innovation is a mysterious and under-appreciated process that we discuss too rarely, hamper too much and value too little.

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PublisherInstitute of Economic Affairs

ISBN-139780255367851

eBay Product ID (ePID)21046607744

Product Key Features

SubjectScience, Evolution, Business

Publication Year2019

Number of Pages86 Pages

Publication NameHow Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World?

LanguageEnglish

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephen Davies, Matt Ridley

FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height198 mm

Item Width129 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

Title_AuthorStephen Davies, Matt Ridley