History isn’t shaped only by kings, generals, and presidents.
It’s shaped by people working quietly in the background—people whose names rarely appear in textbooks, but whose decisions still affect your life every day.
The phone in your pocket.
The food in your pantry.
The vaccines that protect you.
The systems that keep planes in the air and cities running.
None of it just happened.
Unsung tells the stories of fifty individuals whose choices reshaped the modern world while history looked the other way. They weren’t powerful or famous. Many were overlooked, dismissed, or forgotten. Some saved millions of lives. Others changed the planet in ways they never intended.
Inside these pages, you’ll meet:
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. History isn't shaped only by kings, generals, and presidents.It's shaped by people working quietly in the background-people whose names rarely appear in textbooks, but whose decisions still affect your life every day.The phone in your pocket.The food in your pantry.The vaccines that protect you.The systems that keep planes in the air and cities running.None of it just happened. Unsung tells the stories of fifty individuals whose choices reshaped the modern world while history looked the other way. They weren't powerful or famous. Many were overlooked, dismissed, or forgotten. Some saved millions of lives. Others changed the planet in ways they never intended.Inside these pages, you'll meet: A man whose blood quietly saved millions of babiesAn engineer whose invention nearly destroyed the atmosphereAn inventor who looked at hunger and solved it in three minutesThe hidden figures behind everyday technologies we now take for grantedThese are not grand biographies or academic histories. Each chapter is a short, cinematic account-focused on a moment, a decision, and the consequences that followed.Some stories are hopeful.Some are unsettling.All of them matter. Unsung is a book about leverage-about how ordinary people, working far from the spotlight, nudged the trajectory of humanity by a fraction of a degree. and changed everything.If you've ever wondered how the world actually gets built, this is where to start. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798279165902
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. History isn't shaped only by kings, generals, and presidents.It's shaped by people working quietly in the background-people whose names rarely appear in textbooks, but whose decisions still affect your life every day.The phone in your pocket.The food in your pantry.The vaccines that protect you.The systems that keep planes in the air and cities running.None of it just happened. Unsung tells the stories of fifty individuals whose choices reshaped the modern world while history looked the other way. They weren't powerful or famous. Many were overlooked, dismissed, or forgotten. Some saved millions of lives. Others changed the planet in ways they never intended.Inside these pages, you'll meet: A man whose blood quietly saved millions of babiesAn engineer whose invention nearly destroyed the atmosphereAn inventor who looked at hunger and solved it in three minutesThe hidden figures behind everyday technologies we now take for grantedThese are not grand biographies or academic histories. Each chapter is a short, cinematic account-focused on a moment, a decision, and the consequences that followed.Some stories are hopeful.Some are unsettling.All of them matter. Unsung is a book about leverage-about how ordinary people, working far from the spotlight, nudged the trajectory of humanity by a fraction of a degree. and changed everything.If you've ever wondered how the world actually gets built, this is where to start. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798279165902
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - History isn't shaped only by kings, generals, and presidents.It's shaped by people working quietly in the background-people whose names rarely appear in textbooks, but whose decisions still affect your life every day.The phone in your pocket.The food in your pantry.The vaccines that protect you.The systems that keep planes in the air and cities running.>Unsung tells the stories of fifty individuals whose choices reshaped the modern world while history looked the other way. They weren't powerful or famous. Many were overlooked, dismissed, or forgotten. Some saved millions of lives. Others changed the planet in ways they never intended.Inside these pages, you'll meet: - A man whose blood quietly saved millions of babies- An engineer whose invention nearly destroyed the atmosphere- An inventor who looked at hunger and solved it in three minutes- The hidden figures behind everyday technologies we now take for grantedThese are not grand biographies or academic histories. Each chapter is a short, cinematic account-focused on a moment, a decision, and the consequences that followed.Some stories are hopeful.Some are unsettling.>Unsung is a book about leverage-about how ordinary people, working far from the spotlight, nudged the trajectory of humanity by a fraction of a degree. and changed everything.If you've ever wondered how the world actually gets built, this is where to start. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798279165902
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