Even though I had stumbled/read about Hedy Lamarr earlier, the book "How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World"[1] by Steven Johnson was the one that got me to read it in detail. The book is exciting and would definitely be one of my casual reading suggestions.

1. https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Got-Now-Innovations/dp/1594633...

Here’s a list of all the books I’ve read over the past 10 years.

[1] https://taylor.town/books

My general advice is to read classics.

[2] https://taylor.town/eschew-the-new

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Here are some audiobooks that I think HN folk would enjoy:

• Guns, Germs, and Steel: https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-Steel-Fates-Societies/dp/0...

• The Anthropocene Reviewed: https://www.amazon.com/Anthropocene-Reviewed-Essays-Human-Ce...

• Snowcrash: https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0553380...

• How to Win Friends and Influence People: https://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/1...

• Distrust That Particular Flavor: https://www.amazon.com/Distrust-Particular-Flavor-WILLIAM-GI...

• A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again: https://www.amazon.com/Supposedly-Fun-Thing-Never-Again/dp/0...

• Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynmann!: https://www.amazon.com/Surely-Youre-Joking-Mr-Feynman/dp/039...

• Faster: https://www.amazon.com/Faster-Acceleration-Just-About-Everyt...

• How We Got To Now: https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Got-Now-Innovations/dp/1594633...

I recommend reading How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World

https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Got-Now-Innovations/dp/1594633...

If you like this story, I recommend reading How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World. Its a quick read and very interesting. And, yes, "cold" is one of the six.

https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Got-Now-Innovations/dp/1594633...

This reminded me of the book "How We Got To Now" by Steven Johnson. Really interesting book on how development in certain fields enabled other innovations ("adjacent possible"). Really well written and super interesting book! Also, bonus points for the last chapter on Ada Lovelace, and what a visionary she was in terms of what a computer could do.

https://www.amazon.com/How-We-Got-Now-Innovations/dp/1594633...