Born in Cambridge by Karen Weintraub (Hardback Book)

Name: Born in Cambridge by Karen Weintraub (Hardback Book)
Brand: MIT Press Ltd

MIT Press Ltd

Anne Bradstreet, W.E.B. Du Bois, gene editing, and Junior Mints: cultural icons, influential ideas, and world-changing innovations from Cambridge, Massachusetts.\nCambridge, Massachusetts is a city of \u201Cfirsts\u201D: 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 Carter\u2019s 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\n\nBorn in Cambridge\n400 Years of Ideas and Innovators\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\n;