# Ep. 35: Enlightenment and Revolution **URL:** **By** Anthony Comegna **Published:** January 2, 2018 --- Joel Mokyr argues that the elite stood on the shoulders of craftsmen to bring us into the age of Enlightenment. Joel Mokyr is the Robert H. Strotz Professor of economic history at Northwestern University. He has a PhD from Yale, he has taught and studied all over the world, and has supervised many dozens of doctoral students in pursuit of the past. He joins us today to talk about his latest book, A Culture of Growth, and the creeping revolution that enriched the world. ### Further Readings/References: [Mokyr, A Culture of Growth, Princeton University Press. 2017.](https://press.princeton.edu/titles/10835.html) [Mokyr, Joel. The Enlightened Economy: An Economic History of Britain, 1700-1850. New Haven: Yale University Press. 2009.](https://www.amazon.com/Enlightened-Economy-Economic-History-1700-1850/dp/0300189516/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1509987588&sr=8-3&keywords=joel+mokyr) [Prof. Mokyr’s biography & CV](http://sites.northwestern.edu/jmokyr/curriculum-vitae/) Music by Kai Engel