The Slowdown in Technological Progress – Fresh Perspectives

A great example from Megan McArdle: Tech Upgrades Just Aren't That Great Anymore

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-12-16/macbook-and-iphone-upgrades-just-aren-t-what-they-used-to-be

WSJ piece - The slowdown in innovation is a cause for concern:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-economys-hidden-problem-were-out-of-big-ideas-1481042066

For a more theoretical perspective, check out the new working paper from Chad Jones and company:

Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?

http://web.stanford.edu/~chadj/IdeaPF.pdf

Related:

Gordon versus Mokyr

http://vivekjayakumar.blogspot.com/2016/12/long-term-us-economic-growth-gordon.html

BBC Series – 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1g3c

Tim Hartford on Rudolf Diesel’s contribution:

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-38302874