Book excerpt: The summary of How We Got to Now – Six Innovations that Made the Modern World presented here include a short review of the book at the start followed by quick overview of main points and a list of important take-aways at the end of the summary. The Summary of The book "How We Got to Now" explains many of the previously unknown connections that exist between the various technological advancements that have contributed to the modern world. It demonstrates how innovations can have applications that were not anticipated, as well as how the consequences of an innovation are nearly impossible to anticipate. In the end, it exemplifies how interconnected we all are by demonstrating how a single invention can have enormous repercussions all over the world. How We Got to Now summary includes the key points and important takeaways from the book How We Got to Now by Steven Johnson. Disclaimer: 1. This summary is meant to preview and not to substitute the original book. 2. We recommend, for in-depth study purchase the excellent original book. 3. In this summary key points are rewritten and recreated and no part/text is directly taken or copied from original book. 4. If original author/publisher wants us to remove this summary, please contact us at [email protected].