INFERNAL MACHINE: Dynamite, Anarchy and the Future of Creativity
The Next Big Idea
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Exploring the Origins of Crime-Fighting and Unintended Consequences of Innovation
The chapter discusses the author's latest book, 'The Infernal Machine', tracing the history of crime in New York during the early 20th century through the lens of forensics and fingerprint technology, revealing bomb campaigns by anarchists and the evolution of the modern detective. It also delves into the unintended consequences of Alfred Nobel's creation of dynamite, fueling political violence and terrorism, as well as the contributions of Peter Kropotkin to the anarchist movement and philosophy.
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