ADM 1100 Lecture Notes - Robert Solow, Crop Rotation, Henri Pitot
15 Dec 2019
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1895 montparnasse train station paris, france train burst through wall. 1907 quebec city quebec city bridge collapse over st. lawrence killing 75m. 2005 hurricane katrina new orleans, louisiana overwhelmed water ways flooded city. 2010 gulf of mexico deepwater oil well blew - caused huge oil spill. 1957 nobel winner robert solow: found increase in capital and labor accounted only 13% of us growth rate between 1909 1949, 87% attributed to technical change. 50000 years bp homos leave africa with stone tools, fire, boat crafting, maybe rock art. 15000 years bp homos tame wolf and cross to north america. 10000 years bp homos tame cat and develop agriculture (farming) 5000 years bp the oldest named people and places. 50 million years ago temps were 5-8 degrees higher. Great britain growth uninterrupted from 1750 1900. Dutch + english 3x harvest: extra harvest was used for livestock more, good diet rich in meat and dairy. More agriculture production lead to greater city sizes.
