Introduction to Lessons from History

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Mark Kozak-Holland introduces the Lessons from History series, its purpose, and how it is used to inspire people. He also he explains its origins and the inspiration behind it.

The Lessons from History series uses history and historical case studies to highlight how complex problems of the past were solved, and higlight the learning experience.

The series vividly describes the crucial lessons from historical projects and compares these to today's best practices. It makes the whole learning experience more memorable. The series should inspire the reader as these historical projects were achieved with a lesser (inferior) technology.

History shows that most technological developments, or new solutions, are worked out conceptually many years or decades in advance of realization, but can not be fulfilled with the technology of the time. So the project is literally put aside only to be picked up again when a different emerging technology becomes available. James Burke explored this phenomenon through his "Connections" series and documentary.