How transformative innovations shaped the rise of nations : from ancient Rome to modern America
Gerard J. Tellis (Author), Stav Rosenzweig (Author)
Over the last 2,000 years, critical innovations have transformed small regions into global powers. But these powers have faded when they did not embrace the next big innovation. Gerard J. Tellis and Stav Rosenzweig argue that openness to new ideas and people, empowerment of individuals and competition are key drivers in the development and adoption of transformative innovations. These innovations, in turn, fuel economic growth, national dominance and global leadership. In How Transformative Innovations Shaped the Rise of Nations, Tellis and Rosenzweig examine the transformative qualities of concrete in Rome; swift equine warfare in Mongolia; critical navigational innovations in the golden ages of Chinese, Venetian, Portuguese and Dutch empires; the patent system and steam engine in Britain; and mass production in the United States of America
eBook, English, 2018
Anthem Press, an imprint of Wimbledon Publishing Company, London, UK, 2018
1 online resource (xi, 319 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781783087952, 9781783087945, 1783087951, 1783087943
1038796883
Global influence of transformative innovation
Roman concrete: foundations of an empire
Swift equine warfare and the rise of Mongol power
How gunpowder shaped the fortunes of nations
Golden age of Chinese water navigation
Venetian shipbuilding: mastering the Mediterranean
Portuguese caravel: building an oceanic empire
Fluyt and the building of the Dutch empire
Patenting: institutionalizing innovation
The steam engine and the rise of British empire
American mass production and the rise of the United States