Imagine this. London was a metropolis of 2.5 million people back in 1854. "Been there, done that." The town, that is.
Citing TED.com:
- The talk. "Author Steven Johnson takes us on a 10-minute tour of The Ghost Map, his book about a cholera outbreak in 1854 London and the impact it had on science, cities and modern society."
- The speaker. "A dynamic writer and speaker, Johnson crafts captivating theories that draw on a dizzying array of disciplines, without ever leaving his audience behind."
TED 2006, Steven Berlin Johnson. View the talk!
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