Foreword

 

It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.

 
 --Charles Darwin

We live in a world where our mere survival is based on our ability not only to invent but also to continuously reinvent ourselves as we find new and better ways to adapt to the world around us. Electricity, the telephone, the printing press—all are life-changing inventions that enabled our society to modify the way we experienced living. These inventions enabled us to reinvent the manner in which we approached each element of our daily rituals. Without a continuous stream of inventions, the human race cannot continue to evolve.

There have been many life-altering inventions during the past 200 years. Many ...

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