Tech reactionaries in the 15th c: "[Arabic] numerals took 300 years to be accepted in Italy. Their use was discouraged and often outlawed"
Quote from the so-far excellent "Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance."
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@mattvleming Not a pure history book (definitely has an ideological slant), but I thought http://www.rationaloptimist.com/publications/the-rational-optimist-how-prosperity-evolves.aspx … was pretty brilliant. - 1 more reply
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