The Dawn of Innovation
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The Dawn of Innovation
| Full title | The Dawn of Innovation: The First American Industrial Revolution |
|---|---|
| Author | Charles R. Morris |
| Published | 2012 |
| Pages | 376 |
| Recommended | 2 times |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Morris on America’s first industrial revolution — the decades when a raw agricultural republic out-built Britain, told through canals, steamboats, machine tools and interchangeable parts. |
Where I heard about it
- @lhamtil — posted a photo of the cover on X, March 2025, with the aside “Once again, I’m a history account.”
- On Patrick Collison’s Bookshelf — Patrick Collison’s catalog of the physical books he owns (unflagged). Saved in Kyle’s April 19th, 2020 Roam daily note.
Connections
- Innovation — the American variant, and why it took the form it did.
- Manufacturing — machine tools and interchangeable parts as the real breakthrough.
- Historical Futurism — an earlier takeoff read for what it says about the next one.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.