# Event Details - **Event Name**: 31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Jonn Elledge visits Foyles to celebrate the publication of his newest book 31 Inventions that Built our WorldAbout this EventFor over 10,000 years, the human race has been busy altering our environment and embracing 'progress', evolving seamlessly from hunter gatherers to the modern urban sophisticates we see ourselves as today.But what are the ideas and inventions that enabled humanity to become, by the early 21st century, a majority urban species for the first time? How did the essential infrastructure of modern life - the innovations that we barely even notice, but without which our world would fall apart - happen?With his characteristic wit and boundless curiosity, Jonn Elledge invites us to join him on a fascinating and often surprising tour of the ideas and technologies that made modernity possible. From elevators to electric lighting, street numbering to sewers, he guides us through the history of civilisation itself.Jonn Elledge is the author of the number-one bestseller, A History of the World in 47 Borders. A New Statesman and New World columnist, he is a regular on the podcasts 'Oh God, What Now?; and the late, lamented 'Paper Cuts', and a frequent contributor to The i Paper, the Guardian and assorted other publications. He was previously an assistant editor at the New Statesman, where he created and ran its urbanism-focused CityMetric site, spending six happy years writing about cities, maps and borders and hosting the 'Skylines' podcast. He has written three books, as well as over 200 editions of the Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything. He lives in London, with the best dog in the world.Your ticket includes a complimentary glass of wine.*Please note that the Auditorium at Foyles is fully accessible from the Ground floor lifts.Tickets: £10 General Admission, £8 Foyalty Member / £25 Book and Ticket (including a copy of 31 Inventions that Built Our World RRP £20.99)Venue: The Auditorium (Level 6) at Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road* - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/31-inventions-that-built-our-world-jonn-elledge-in-conversation/100001997575934393 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, Sports, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 8, max: 25, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Foyles - **lat**: 51.5143097 - **long**: -0.1298993 - **full address**: Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/05b590a257dcfa7e2c60b40ade8553ee23576e14ad865d9ce292ed65d72a6cce-rimg-w1200-h629-dcf8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1787093544 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation being held? - **A:** 31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation takes place on Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 13 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing 31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation? - **A:** 31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation is organized by Foyles Bookshop, 107 Charing Cross Road. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "31 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD: Jonn Elledge in Conversation", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/05b590a257dcfa7e2c60b40ade8553ee23576e14ad865d9ce292ed65d72a6cce-rimg-w1200-h629-dcf8f8e8-gmir.jpg?v=1787093544", "startDate": "2026-10-13T19:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2026-10-13T20:30:00+01:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/31-inventions-that-built-our-world-jonn-elledge-in-conversation/100001997575934393", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Foyles", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "107 Charing Cross Road", "postalCode": "WC2H 0EB", "addressLocality": "London", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "51.5143097", "longitude": "-0.1298993" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Jonn Elledge visits Foyles to celebrate the publication of his newest book 31 Inventions that Built our World", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-18", "availabilityEnds": "2026-10-13T20:30:00+01:00", "validFrom": "2026-08-18", "lowPrice": "8.00", "highPrice": "25.00", "price": "8.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/31-inventions-that-built-our-world-jonn-elledge-in-conversation/100001997575934393" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-18", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/31-inventions-that-built-our-world-jonn-elledge-in-conversation/100001997575934393", "price": "10.00", "name": "General Admission" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-18", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/31-inventions-that-built-our-world-jonn-elledge-in-conversation/100001997575934393", "price": "8.00", "name": "Foyalty Member" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-08-18", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-08-18", "url": "https://allevents.in/london/31-inventions-that-built-our-world-jonn-elledge-in-conversation/100001997575934393", "price": "25.00", "name": "Book and Ticket" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Foyles Bookshop 107 Charing Cross Road", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/foyles-bookshop-107-charing-cross-road/22530794", "description": "The flagship shop of the UK's largest independent bookseller.We have four London bookstores as well as shops in Birmingham, Bristol and Chelmsford. 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