They Made America
From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine - Two Centuries of Innovators

Read by the author, this was an interesting listen about various men who not only invented a well used/known product but revolutionized America by aiding in its incorporation - a distinction the author says that divides the inventors from the innovators. While I thought the biographies selected were......more

Biographical information on a series of innovators that made America an innovation powerhouse. It wasn’t all Steam Engines and Google. The book is fascinating. The authors explore history along the way. I enjoyed the book. Thanks for reading my review, and see you next time.......more

This is a very subversive book. The popular myth is that invention is what drives the modern world. That monkish scientists, cloistered in tiny labs, create our wealth and lifestyle. Nothing could be further from reality, as this book demonstrates. For example, Robert Fulton invented neither the stea......more

This is the review for the audio version of this book, which I believe it is abbreviated so not sure what is missing. Overall, well worth checking out this book for anyone interested in business/economic history. The book covers numerous advancements made by Americans over the last few centuries. Mos......more

*They Made America* is an incredibly compelling journey through the lives and achievements of the innovators who shaped the United States and, by extension, the modern world. Harold Evans masterfully captures the essence of innovation, from the industrial revolution to the digital age, bringing to l......more