Below is a list of authors who have had the greatest impact on my thinking about history, technology and progress, plus links for more details. If you haven’t read any of the authors’ books, you had better get started. So much to learn!
The Classics:
Contemporary authors:
- Gerhard Lenski
- Joseph Henrich
- Ian Morris
- Cesar Hidalgo
- Eric Beinhocker
- Jared Diamond
- W. Brian Arthur
- Daniel Headrick
- Steve Johnson
- Diedre McCloskey
- Joel Mokyr
- Marcel Mazoyer & Laurence Rodart
- Vaclav Smil
- Robert Boyd & Peter Richerson
- William Easterly
- Louis Putterman
- Douglas North
- Angus Maddison
- Paul Kennedy
- Mesquita & Smith
- David Hackett Fisher
- Daron Acemoglu, Simon & James Robinson
- Susan Woodward
- Perry Anderson
- Thomas Sowell
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