Tag: innovation

History

Innovation and the Resistance to Change in Agriculture

Originally published as a blog for the Plymouth Historical Society on January 25th, 2019 I spent some time talking to my father this past week about what he knew of life in the early 1900s. I asked him questions about Dr. W.E. Taylor’s bookSoil Culture and Modern Farm Methods and was somewhat surprised by his response. His ancestors were not doing […]

History

The Greatest Innovative Force in History

No, it’s not Google, Apple, Facebook, or Walmart. It’s not even a company. Innovation is driven by many different forces, but arguably the greatest innovative force in history is also the most destructive. Maybe you guessed it by now, it’s WAR. Origin of the Chariot Throughout the history of the world, war has left its mark on the world, mostly […]