What’s the connection between Elton John and the promise of the paperless office? Which American discovery was banned in Japan for four decades, and how did that damage the careers of Japanese women? Why did police officers believe that they might have to execute a London murderer twice in 1803—and what does that have to do with portable electronics? How did a monetary innovation destroy the Houses of Parliament? Which product was launched in 1976 and flopped immediately, yet was lauded by the Nobel laureate economist Paul Samuelson alongside wine, the alphabet, and the wheel? What does
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