Ep. 155: The history of invention Anton Howes

FUTURATI PODCAST by Thomas Frey

Mar 26, 202451:11Technology

Dr. Anton Howes is a historian of invention. He is currently writing a book on the causes of the British Industrial Revolution, and is official historian for the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures...

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