The World's Greatest Idea

by Farndon, John

• ISBN13: 9781848312456
• ISBN10: 1848312458
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-05
• Publisher: Icon Books

Summary

Where would humanity be without fire, farming, or wine? A great idea changes the path of human civilization. But which is the greatest of them all? In The World's Greatest Idea, John Farndon has set out to find the answer with help from a panel of experts in the fields of science, the arts, and philosophy. A shortlist of fifty ideas are ranked in the book according to public vote on TheWorldsGreatestIdea.com. But will you agree with the verdict? John Farndonis the author of numerous books including the highly successful Do You Think You're Clever?(Totem Books).

Author Biography

John Farndon, author of the bestselling Do You Think You're Clever?, has set out to find the answer.

Table of Contents

Abolition of Slavery	p. 282
The Aerofoil	p. 31
Arable Farming	p. 174
Banking	p. 213
Calculus	p. 168
Capitalism	p. 61
Coffee and Tea	p. 108
Computer Programming	p. 259
Contraception	p. 299
Copper and Iron	p. 80
Democracy	p. 237
Electricity Grids	p. 188
Epic Poetry	p. 50
Evolution by Natural Selection	p. 277
Feminism	p. 208
Government	p. 163
Honour	p. 43
Hope	p. 256
The Internet	p. 310
Laws of Motion	p. 132
Logic	p. 249
Marriage	p. 13
Marxism	p. 156
Mass-production	p. 127
Monotheism	p. 36
Music	p. 294
Pottery	p. 101
Printing	p. 201
Qi	p. 55
Quantum Theory	p. 194
Refrigeration	p. 150
Romance	p. 120
The Sail	p. 75
The Scientific Method	p. 271
The Self	p. 80
Sewerage	p. 266
Simplified Chinese	p. 144
The Steam Engine	p. 93
The Stirrup	p. 26
The Telephone	p. 225
Universities	p. 138
Use of Fire	p. 289
Vaccination	p. 218
Weaving and Spinning	p. 20
Welfare State	p. 68
The Wheel	p. 243
Wine	p. 116
Writing	p. 305
Zero	p. 231
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