52 Ideas That Changed The World

How a tiny tablet revolutionised the lives of women

The concept of teenagerhood is a relatively modern invention that quickly took centre stage in mainstream culture

How a new way of portraying existence transformed literature

How the international community brought humanity to warfare

How organised labour fought for rights in the modern workplace

How seeds and selective breeding paved the way for civilisation

How paying farmers fairly went from niche to necessary

How a medical breakthrough has saved countless millions of lives

How women fought for social and political liberation

How a German goldsmith revolutionised the way we share ideas

How the power-thirsty West redrew the global map

How Ancient Greece gave birth to ‘the most successful political idea of the 20th century’

How an ancient Jewish sect laid the foundations of a global faith

How a radical new ideology revolutionised both politics and wider society

How Charles Darwin revolutionised our understanding of creation