It’s been such fun working on the radio series and book Fifty Things That Made the Modern Economy – but one of the frustrations was all the fascinating ideas, inventions and stories that I couldn’t squeeze into the book. Well, now there are six more on the table – and I’d love you to vote as to which of them will be the subject of one final episode.
The options are: credit cards, glass, the global positioning system, irrigation, the pencil, and spreadsheets. I chose this short-list of six from hundreds of suggestions that came in from BBC listeners.
So – please vote here before noon GMT on Friday 6 October. Or you could hold your fire until next weekend (23 September) at which point we’ll have a special podcast covering the six shortlisted ideas.
And if you’d like to pick up a copy of the book, it has received some lovely reviews. It’s out now in the UK and in the US (with the title Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy). Do feel free to order copies for all your friends…