Reading rank 267
A History of Great Inventions
, subject: Major human inventions across history
A James Dyson book David used for a Founders Postscript and a later bonus segment, drawing a founder lesson that studying prior ideas builds knowledge that pays dividends in work.
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Scored evidence
About the book
Edited by Robert Uhlig, this illustrated reference follows important inventions across eras and explains how they changed everyday life and industry.
Why read it
Best if you want to study earlier ideas for knowledge that can pay dividends in work.
Key themes
- Learning from prior ideas
- Postscript, bonus segment, and later callback
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 5 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Alfred Nobel — David says he recorded a third Founders Postscript episode based on this James Dyson book.
- James Dyson (Against the Odds) — David introduces the appended bonus segment as being devoted to A History of Great Inventions.
- James Dyson (Invention: A Life) — David connects this Dyson book to material he used in a bonus segment of Founders episode 200.
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