Hey there, My Money Box Community! 👋
Just picked up my next read, “Material World: A substantial story of our past and future” by Ed Conway – the savvy Economics Editor of Sky News.📚
This captivating book presents the mind-boggling complexity behind creating some of our everyday items – things we often take for granted. The author starts by quoting the enlightening essay “I, Pencil”, written by Leonard Read in 1958, that brilliantly illustrates how global resources are woven together, just to create something as simple as a pencil! 🌍✏️
What really got me hooked in this book, though, is the exploration of six foundational materials – sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium😲. These materials have etched our journey from the Dark Ages to the Digital Age, are found in our smartphones and computers, constitute our homes and offices, and even contribute to life-saving medications.
Yet, we don’t give them a second thought!
“Material World” is a revelatory tribute to not just these materials, but the human networks, miraculous processes, and lesser-known companies that transform these raw materials into inventions of wonder. This book is scribing our civilization’s history from a brand new, ‘ground-up’ perspective! 💡
Has anyone read it or is it on your reading list? 🗨️
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