How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
4.11 average rating, · 3.6k ratings
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Not currently on a curated list. Its Topreads score of 68.9 combines the rating (4.11) with how many readers it has reached (3.6k ratings).
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- 75 Books on Innovation, Disruption, and Creating What Does Not Yet Exist — ranked #7 of 75
- 50 Books on the New Scarcity: Water, Energy, Compute, Land, and Time — ranked #7 of 50
- 40 Books on the Electricity Behind Artificial Intelligence — ranked #10 of 40
- 75 Books on the History of Technology and the Inventions That Changed Power — ranked #13 of 75
- 60 Books on Energy, Batteries, Grids, Nuclear, and the Electrified Future — ranked #14 of 60
- 50 Books on Wisdom for People Building Powerful Technology — ranked #15 of 50
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