Book · 2002 · Science
The Map That Changed the World
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This is an amazing story told in a book called the map that changed the world by a Simon Winchester and basically his ideas and his research were kind of hijacked.
Stephen Dubner · The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2020 Listen at 2:44:14 Why people recommend it
The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester tells the remarkable story of geologist William Smith and the creation of the first geological map of England. Stephen Dubner discussed the work on both The Joe Rogan Experience and Freakonomics Radio, describing it as an amazing narrative about a man born in 1769 into an Oxfordshire farm family whose groundbreaking ideas and extensive research were ultimately hijacked. Dubner explained that Winchester's book details Smith's life, struggles, and monumental scientific contributions, noting that the author had successfully chronicled the tumultuous journey of a forgotten pioneer. On Freakonomics Radio, Dubner explicitly encouraged his listeners to pick up the volume and read it for themselves after recounting how Smith mapped the strata of the earth. Throughout his discussions, Dubner emphasized the profound historical importance of Smith's discoveries and the injustice of how his intellectual property and recognition were compromised during his lifetime, using Winchester's text as the primary source for bringing these forgotten historical episodes to light.
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Stephen Dubner This is an amazing story told in a book called the map that changed the world by a Simon Winchester and bas… 4
“This is an amazing story told in a book called the map that changed the world by a Simon Winchester and basically his ideas and his research were kind of hijacked”
“this is an amazing story told in a book called the map that changed the world by a Simon Winchester”
“Winchester has also written a book about a man named William Smith, who was born in 1769 into a farm family in Oxfordshire.”
“Simon Winchester's book about William Smith, it's a wonderful book. I encourage you to read it, is called The Map That Changed the World.”