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Mail Order Catalogue—Series 2
Montgomery Ward鈥檚 catalogue: once ranked among the most influential books in US history.
QWERTY—Series 2
From the early typewriters, the QWERTY keyboard layout has stood the test of time.
Gyroscope—Series 2
The gyroscope: a remarkable device used to guide everything from submarines to satellites.
Cellophane—Series 2
Cellophane transformed how consumers purchased food, as well as how producers sold it.
Langstroth Hive—Series 2
The Langstroth Hive: a wooden box that made the industrialisation of the bee possible.
Plough—Series 1
The plough kick-started civilisation - and ultimately made our modern economy possible.
Cold Chain—Series 1
Refrigeration revolutionised the food industry, and other industries too.
Welfare State—Series 1
Do welfare states boost economic growth, or stunt it? It's not an easy question to answer.
Property Register—Series 1
Property rights for the world's poor could unlock trillions in 'dead capital'.
Management Consulting—Series 1
If managers often have a bad reputation, what about those who tell them how to manage?
