The modern world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. Its easy to say, as i do in my book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ourselves as natural adventurers, risktakers, entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. . I am a believer in american exceptionalism. But as marines like to say, it has to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and . And how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when timeed wholly in that making things when we were extracting them from the earth. We invented almost everything about america. We have constantly reinvented almost everything as we deemed it necessary, including our institutions, our customs, our laws. Above all, our definition of who is american and
As best we can. Im going to talk to you a little bit tonight about america the ingenious. This book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is hopefully you learned something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansof how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many of the things exploit the world. What i found even more telling was how things are invented. How invention itself is encouraged and nurtured. At least how it has been encouraged and nurtured in this country in the past. , as i do in myy book, that we are a nation of tinkerers. We americans like to think of ass natural adventurers, risktakers and entrepreneurs. But what does that mean exactly. I am a believer in american exceptionalism. It hasnes like to say, to be earned, never given. How did we earn it . How did we do what we did and how could we get back to doing it right . As the first nation to exist wholly in the modern age, United States has also insisted when making things when we were extracting them
Are watching American History tv, all weekend every weekend on American History tv. Tv,ext on American History novelist and historian kevin baker discusses his book, america the genius how a generation of tinkerers changed the world. At an event in cape cod, mr. Baker describes what he thinks are key factors in the nations innovative spirit. Guestant to thank our tonight. Kevin baker has written several your, at you are still in but also was raised in rockport, massachusetts. He has experienced being a massachusetts person. Tonight,ing forward to keeping an ion the weather, but please welcome kevin baker. Mark, for having me. Great to be on the cape, if only virtually. Hoped to be there, but i am going to have to make do. Talk to you about america the ingenious, this book i wrote. The best thing about writing books is that hopefully, you learn something. I learned a great deal writing this. Americansory of how invented, developed or learned to exploit so many innovations that would sha
Not having them around, but i think this week of all weeks, its going to hit home with them that theyre not here, and i think they are going to miss being here more than we are missing them. I think this week is a realisation that the decision that they made has led to not being part of this week, and thats tough and the landscape in golf is ever changing and more dynamic, and we will see whats happening and whether they will be a part of it in the future. I always thought leading up to this week is when its going to hit home that they are not going to be here. Theres also been an all Star Celebrity Match Taking Place over seven holes on the ryder cup course. Novak djokovic traded in his Tennis Racket to take his opening tee shot, not a bad effort from the 2a time grand slam winner while gareth bale, wales all time record goalscorer, and a five Time Champions League winner was also taking part and they were both on the winning side playing for colin montgomerie, the american corey pavi
Clickmas get together. Cue christmas cheer. Cheering and enough. We have everyone here, jen, steve, nick, laura, mark and kate russell. Hello. I have sought out a Little Christmas gift for you. Thank you very much. Its an egg. It is an egg. Right. Inside it is a hatchimal. Its the latest robotic interactive toy. Its got loads of sensors and its for ages five and up and your child basically has to nurture the egg in order to hatch it and then it breaks its way out of the egg and then you teach at games. You care for it, basically. We have to feed it. Youre going to be a daddy. Thank you very much. I shall name you later. Better put it somewhere not on the table so we dont accidentally eat it. We have had some adventures this year. We have been all over the place and click is a 52 week a year production, so it is difficult to get the whole team in one room. This is the kind of thing we have been doing this year. I am so Luke Skywalker. My bad. Half a billion pixels on display here. Some