内容简介：inspires grins and well-what-d'ya-knows” —The New York Times Book Review From the New York Times–best selling author of How We Got to Now and Extra Life,a look at the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. This lushly illustrated history of popular entertainment takes a long-zoom approach, contending that the pursuit of novelty and wonder is a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change.