A great deal has been achieved, most notably free elections.
Some countries, notably France and Japan, have large nuclear power generating capacities.
Warhol's subjects included celebrities, notably movie stars Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe.
Superman inspired the creation of other comic book heroes, notably Captain Marvel and Batman.
Most important in assessing the human impact was that economic development didn't improve notably the lot of the illiterate, lowlypaid multitudes.
Moreover, high officials, especially the principal judges, were notably successful in pocketing rich sinecures for their offspring.
There are a couple of excellent chapters which do live up to this promise, notably the ones on adolescence and on later life.
