If you enjoyed this article, Tim Harford (the author) also has a podcast series called 50 Things That Made The Modern Economy[0] which expands on pretty much ev

If you enjoyed this article, Tim Harford (the author) also has a podcast series called 50 Things That Made The Modern Economy[0] which expands on pretty much every one of the inventions mentioned in the post. The episodes are roughly 10 minutes long, well produced, and always cite the source material. Worth listening to. [0] http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1g3c/episodes/downloads http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1g3c/episodes/downloads