# Event Details - **Event Name**: Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Jonn Elledge invites us to join him on a fascinating and often surprising tour of the ideas and technologies that made modernity possible.About this Event35 Inventions that Built Our WorldFor over 10,000 years, we humans have 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 - actually come to be?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, parks to pedestrian crossings, he guides us through the history of civilisation itself.Jonn ElledgeJonn Elledge is a New Statesman columnist and the author of three books, including the #1 international bestseller A History of the World in 47 Borders. He’s also a contributor to the Big Issue, the Guardian, the Evening Standard, and a number of other newspapers, and has written more than 200 editions of his weekly Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything. He was previously an assistant editor at the New Statesman, where he created and ran its urbanism-focused CityMetric site, and spent six happy years writing about cities, maps and borders and hosting the Skylines podcast. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/oxford/jonn-elledge-35-inventions-that-built-our-world/100001987900393590 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 6, max: 25, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Oxford - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Blackwell's Bookshop - **lat**: 51.7546524 - **long**: -1.2555315 - **full address**: Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/164672bc2910a25d66c6de601858c1defc005bfb49921a56b90d116848452102-rimg-w1200-h675-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1776815130 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD being held? - **A:** Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD takes place on Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 05:30 pm to Fri, 09 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm at Blackwell's Bookshop, 48-51 Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD? - **A:** Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD is organized by Blackwell's, Broad Street Oxford. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Jonn Elledge 35 INVENTIONS THAT BUILT OUR WORLD is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Oxford, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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