音楽がもたらしたコンピューターの発明
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必要は発明の母なんですよね? そうとも限りません。コンピューターのような最も大きな変化を生み出すことになるアイデアやテクノロジーの中には、必要から生まれたのではなく、遊びの奇妙な喜びから生まれたものが沢山あるとスティーヴン・ジョンソンは言います。発明の歴史を描く彼の惹き付けられる解説に耳を傾けましょう。人々が大きな喜びを得ているところに未来が見えることが分かるでしょう。
必要は発明の母なんですよね? そうとも限りません。コンピューターのような最も大きな変化を生み出すことになるアイデアやテクノロジーの中には、必要から生まれたのではなく、遊びの奇妙な喜びから生まれたものが沢山あるとスティーヴン・ジョンソンは言います。発明の歴史を描く彼の惹き付けられる解説に耳を傾けましょう。人々が大きな喜びを得ているところに未来が見えることが分かるでしょう。
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