“Mindell, an engineer and a historian, realizes that innovation requires a combination of knowing and making, mind and hand. Using the British experience in the eighteenth century to better understand our own age, he has written a deeply original and insightful book that once again proves how essential the Enlightenment was to the creation of modern economies.”
Joel Mokyr, Professor of Economics and History, Northwestern University; author of The Enlightened Economy
“We are often told that history is a teacher, but Mindell shows us that its rich complexity might be better thought of as an education system. In working our way through its lessons, we are lucky to have Mindell as our Principal, guiding us through our past to see the way to our technological future.”
Neil Lawrence, DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning, University of Cambridge; author of The Atomic Human
“David Mindell's New Lunar Society argues compellingly that a thriving industrial base, adept at both product and process innovation, underpins a strong democracy. He elevates Boulton's steam age Lunar Society for reflection by today's leaders.”
Jeff Wilke, Chairman, Re:Build Manufacturing, and former CEO, Amazon Worldwide Consumer
“Mindell's latest work encourages leaders to apply lessons from the Industrial Revolution to today's global challenges with a timely and inspiring call for a new, sustainable industrialism rooted in innovation and collaboration.”
Kyle Clark, Founder and CEO, BETA Technologies
“An exciting and provocative book that demonstrates, in comparison with an earlier moment in industrial history, the need for linking a vision of technological possibilities to a broader vision of civic and societal values.”
Suzanne Berger, Institute Professor, MIT; author of Making in America: From Innovation to Market
