The editorial aspect could be in the "Socio-economic backgrounds, anecdotes, etc. what led to invention X, and how X was important for Y, etc." Part of why I fo

The editorial aspect could be in the "Socio-economic backgrounds, anecdotes, etc. what led to invention X, and how X was important for Y, etc." Part of why I found A Short History of Nearly Everything so great is the backdrop in which Bill Bryson is able to frame the great inventions.