May 08 2008
Welker’s daily links 05/08/2008
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From “econteacher.com” is a really cool timeline of the history of Economic thought, from Adam Smith to the Apple Computer. This website was created by a veteran Econ teacher and has some interesting bits for students and teachers of the “dismal science”.
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National Geographic Magazine - NGM.com
We hear so much about China’s emergence as an economic superpower that we may forget what a naturally beautiful and geographically diverse country it is. This slideshow from National Geographic offers a little perspective of the true beauty of the fastest growing country in the world.
About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards". 
![Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z1scnqz1L._SL160_.jpg "Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything")
![The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/410FGAGYGPL._SL160_.jpg "The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by Thomas L. Friedman")
The timeline seems to be more of a business history or entrepreneur timeline. While I didn’t click
on every date, most of the dates between Smith and Keynes appeared to be entrepreneurial in nature (Hamilton excepted, althought I wouldn’t rate him as an economist). They seemed to have missed Ricardo, Marshall, Marx and host of others.
Tim, you’re right, it is more of a timeline of innovations and technological progress. In a way, this is still relevant to economics though as many of the developments chronicled represent sources of increased productivity and economic growth since America’s foundation.