On September 30th, Steven Johnson, bestselling science writer ofWhere Good Ideas Come FromandEverything Bad is Good For Youwill followhis widely-popular TED talks at Hugewith a new, eye-opening celebration of the history of innovation based on hislatest book and PBS Series,How We Got To Now: Six Innovations that Made the Modern World.

From the French designer who invented the first sound recorder -- but forgot to include a "playback" function -- to the town in Italy that gave Silicon Valley a run for its money in 1291,Johnson's look at the hidden history of the changes in design and technology that truly changed the world will be thrillingfor interaction designers who seek to understand the true principles of innovation.