"As Hooykaas (1972, p. 101) argued, the pervasiveness of religion meant that for any idea to become socially acceptabl…"

"Before the Industrial Revolution all techniques in use were supported by very narrow epistemic bases. That is to say,…"

"Hooykaas (1972, p. 100) writes that especially commercial and industrial cities were intellectually dynamic, far more…"

"In discussing the distinction between minor inventions, whose cumulative impact is decisive in productivity growth, a…"

"The distinction between micro- and macroinventions is useful because, as historians of technology emphasize, the word…"

"The physical and social environment is important in determining the actions of individuals, although it is not solely…"

"Economists have traditionally been leery at mentalités as a factor in long-term economic development. In the budding …"

"If England led the rest of the world in the Industrial Revolution, it was despite, not because of her formal educatio…"

"The distinction between micro- and macro inventions matters because they appeared to be governed by different laws. M…"

"What made the West successful was neither capitalism, nor science, nor an historical accident such as a favourable ge…"