Many "obvious" inventions take a very long time to happen. For example, the very slow evolution of boats. It took forever to come up with the keel. Also the fork.
Rigid, authoritarian societies also seem to have a lot of problems inventing new things, especially disruptive things.
James Burke's "Connections" is a great history of invention.
Rigid, authoritarian societies also seem to have a lot of problems inventing new things, especially disruptive things.
James Burke's "Connections" is a great history of invention.