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The Pinball Effect

The Pinball Effect

James Burke

3.5(2)on Hardcover

About this book

The pinball effect is a metaphor of the seemingly random routes a pinball traces. Human knowledge will unadvertedly unleash unexpected consecuences: new inventions or discoveries now possible because someone shared an idea.

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OL Work ID
OL4331974W

Subjects

HistoryInventionsScience, historyScience, popular worksInventions, history

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