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Jaime Davila

Jaime Davila

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Jaime Davila discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Jaime Dávila earned an engineering degree in the United States. Choosing a career in the creative industries, he worked primarily in broadcasting and eventually led operations at Mexico’s largest media company. He became intrigued by the creation of the first mechanised sawmill by Cornelis Corneliszoon in 1593. This invention, whose significance has been overlooked, inspired his new book. Find out more at https://thebestpodcastguest.co.uk/jaime-davila/.

  1. Mankind’s first industrial machine was Dutch.

  2. The Dutch invented participatory capitalism.

  3. The Dutch were early pioneers of liberal governance in a world of monarchies.

  4. The Dutch laid the foundations of industrialization.

  5. New Amsterdam’s influence on American identity is underappreciated.

  6. The world we inhabit was not inevitable.

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