Ep. 1666 Nobody Knows Who Invented the Computer

The Tom Woods Show

Tom Woods

Politics, Economics, Libertarian, Government, News

4.8 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Matt Ridley joins us for a discussion of innovation and how and where it flourishes, along with specific examples ranging from the mundane lightbulb to the personal computer. (I ask Matt why inventors' names are all over 19th-century history, but nobody knows who invented the personal computer -- hence the title of this episode.)

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0:00.0	The Tom Wood Show, episode 1666.
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0:07.9	Your daily dose of liberty education starts here.
0:11.5	The Tom Wood Show.
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0:30.2	Hi, everybody, Tom Woods here.
0:31.7	I am so happy to be welcoming back to the show Matt Ridley,
0:35.8	who is the author of numerous books.
0:37.8	We're going to be talking about his most recent one,
0:39.8	How Innovation Works and Why It Flourishes in Freedom.
0:44.1	Since 2013, Matt Ridley has been a conservative hereditary peer
0:47.7	with a seat in the House of Lords.
0:50.1	He's chaired the UK bank Northern Rock.
0:53.5	He's got a resume as long as my arm basically.
0:57.8	And he's a fascinating and brilliant guy.
1:00.2	And I couldn't be happier to have him back on.
1:02.6	Welcome back, Matt.
1:03.8	Thanks for having me on the show again.
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