What do you think of the hummingbird effect? Does it seem plausible?Is there a different category you would add or one that seems weak?

The book is called “How We Got To Now Six Innovations That Made the Modern World”.
Is there a different category you would add or one that seems weak?
Is this a useful way of writing history? Is it helpful?
What do you think of the hummingbird effect? Does it seem plausible?Does it make the world modern?
What evidence is there to support ?
Convincing argument?

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