{"product_id":"7th-september-7-30pm-jonn-elledge-31-inventions-that-built-our-world","title":"7th September, 7.30pm - Jonn Elledge, 31 Inventions That Built Our World","description":"\u003cheader class=\"card__header card__header--tight\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cheader class=\"card__header card__header--tight\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"collection__header-inner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collection__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note event tickets are neither exchangeable nor refundable. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMonday 7th September, 7.30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackstory, 71 Balham High Rd, SW12 9AP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBestselling author of \u003cem\u003eA History of the World In 47 Borders \u003c\/em\u003eJonn Elledge turns his attention to inventions in his new book, \u003cem\u003e31 Inventions That Built Our World.  \u003c\/em\u003eHe will be joining us to talk about how our lives would be very different if certain inventions were never, well, invented.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor over 10,000 years, we humans have been busy altering our environment and embracing 'progress', evolving seamlessly from hunter gatherers to the modern urban sophisticates we see ourselves as today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut what are the ideas and inventions that enabled humanity to become, by the early 21st century, a majority urban species for the first time? How did the essential infrastructure of modern life - the innovations that we barely even notice, but without which our world would fall apart - actually come to be?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his characteristic wit and boundless curiosity, Jonn Elledge invites us to join him on a fascinating and often surprising tour of the ideas and technologies that made modernity possible. From elevators to electric lighting, parks to pedestrian crossings, he guides us through the history of civilisation itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets Available:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTicket only - £15 (This \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eticket\u003c\/span\u003e does not include a copy of the book. You can decide to buy a copy on the night, but this will be charged in addition, at the full price of the book.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTicket \u0026amp; book  (RRP £25) - £30 (To collect on the night.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Ticket only","offer_id":57329852842357,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket and book (to collect on the night)","offer_id":57329852875125,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781035432769.jpg?v=1782809540","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/7th-september-7-30pm-jonn-elledge-31-inventions-that-built-our-world","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}