How the Scots Invented the Modern World by Arthur L. Herman
Date finished 01 Jun 2021
Recommendation: 8/10
Scotland’s impact on philosophy, religion, history, science, technology and culture has been remarkable. This book charts the transformation of a poor nation to a shaper of the modern world.
Notes
- Got the book recommendation from Charlie Munger’s almanack - one of his favourites.
Influence:
- Legal system.
- Education.
- History and society.
- Capitalism.
- Changes to Christianity.
- Steam engines.
- Architecture.
- Evolutionary theory.
- North America and the Commonwealth.
- International time.
- American industrialists.
- Novelists.
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