Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators by Karen Weintraub (English

Description: Born in Cambridge by Karen Weintraub, Michael Kuchta Anne Bradstreet, W.E.B. Du Bois, gene editing, and Junior Mints- cultural icons, influential ideas, and world-changing innovations from Cambridge, Massachusetts.Anne Bradstreet, W.E.B. Du Bois, gene editing, and Junior Mints- cultural icons, influential ideas, and world-changing innovations from Cambridge, Massachusetts.Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city of "firsts"- the first college in the English colonies, the first two-way long-distance call, the first legal same-sex marriage. In 1632, Anne Bradstreet, living in what is now Harvard Square, wrote one of the first published poems in British North America, and in 1959, Cambridge-based Carters Ink marketed the first yellow Hi-liter. W.E.B. Du Bois, Julia Child, Yo-Yo Ma, and Noam Chomsky all lived or worked in Cambridge at various points in their lives. Born in Cambridge tells these stories and many others, chronicling cultural icons, influential ideas, and world-changing innovations that all came from one city of modest size across the Charles River from Boston. Nearly 200 illustrations connect stories to Cambridge locations.Cambridge is famous for being home to MIT and Harvard, and these institutions play a leading role in many of these stories-the development of microwave radar, the invention of napalm, and Robert Lowells poetry workshop, for example. But many have no academic connection, including Junior Mints, Mount Auburn Cemetery (the first garden cemetery), and the public radio show Car Talk. Its clear that Cambridge has not only a genius for invention but also a genius for reinvention, and authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta consider larger lessons from Cambridges success stories-about urbanism, the roots of innovation, and nurturing the next generation of good ideas. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Karen Weintraub is a journalist, now working as health reporter at USA Today. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Scientific American, and STAT, and she is the coauthor of The Autism Revolution and Fast Minds. Michael Kuchta is an architect and campus planner. Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments xiIntroduction xvii1 The Literary-Industrial Complex 12 Social Reform in the Peoples Republic 473 Industrial Cambridge 874 Origins of a Research Enterprise 1375 Cambridge Goes to War 1856 Digital Cambridge 2257 Harnessing Biology 2598 Our Fair City in Popular Culture 2939 Re: Invention 335Notes 343Index 385 Review "Authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta have lived in Cambridge for over 20 years, and on long walks around the city, started noting historical plaques and tallying firsts for the city. The result of their perambulations is the delightful Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovations... the book is a celebration of the Peoples Republic, and the energy, innovation, and creative crackle thats wildly out of proportion with its small size... Weintraub and Kuchta deliver an enormous amount of information, digestibly told, giving insights and new corners of discovery for even the lifelong Cantabrigian. Its an unconventional history for an unconventional city."—The Boston Globe"Born in Cambridge covers a ton of ground, but part of the books charm is turning its pages and not knowing what gem of a piece of local history youll stumble upon next."—The Cambridge Chronicle Review Quote "Authors Karen Weintraub and Michael Kuchta have lived in Cambridge for over 20 years, and on long walks around the city, started noting historical plaques and tallying firsts for the city. The result of their perambulations is the delightful Born in Cambridge: 400 Years of Ideas and Innovations ... the book is a celebration of the Peoples Republic, and the energy, innovation, and creative crackle thats wildly out of proportion with its small size... Weintraub and Kuchta deliver an enormous amount of information, digestibly told, giving insights and new corners of discovery for even the lifelong Cantabrigian. Its an unconventional history for an unconventional city." -- The Boston Globe Details ISBN0262046806 Author Michael Kuchta Short Title Born in Cambridge Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0262046806 ISBN-13 9780262046800 Format Hardcover Subtitle 400 Years of Ideas and Innovators Imprint MIT Press Country of Publication United States Publisher MIT Press Ltd Pages 344 Illustrations 197 figures Publication Date 2022-05-03 AU Release Date 2022-05-03 NZ Release Date 2022-05-03 US Release Date 2022-05-03 UK Release Date 2022-05-03 Illustrator Gladys Jose Birth 1927 Affiliation Clark University Position journalist Qualifications MD DEWEY 974.44 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135159359;

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