tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post5767124262408431631..comments2023-10-21T07:14:37.880-07:00Comments on Jazz: The Music of Unemployment: BlindersAndrew Durkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471871547839907538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-62698712634490820442010-03-03T00:27:54.919-08:002010-03-03T00:27:54.919-08:00Yes, I think that's an important theme in the ...Yes, I think that's an important theme in the history of technology. But I also wonder about the extent to which it applies in other fields -- politics, art, medicine, etc.Andrew Durkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471871547839907538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8326339.post-31597304470152100482010-03-02T20:07:37.252-08:002010-03-02T20:07:37.252-08:00Some years ago I read a book about the history of ...Some years ago I read a book about the history of technology for a school assignment, and one theme that ran through it was the importance of innovations by "outsiders" i.e. tinkerers outside of the field that the innovation was associated with. I believe the printing press and the steam engine were examples. I suppose I could google to make sure, but that's what I remember anyway.godoggonoreply@blogger.com