As I sat on the deck of the ship which was taking me to the universities of Europe, and watched its eagerness to get away from the busy harbor of New York, I thought of the day when, nine years before, I had arrived on the immigrant ship. I said to myself: "Michael Pupin, the most valuable asset which you carried into New York harbor nine years ago was your knowledge of, and profound respect and admiration for, the best traditions of your race...the most valuable assets which you are now taking with you from New York harbor ...
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As I sat on the deck of the ship which was taking me to the universities of Europe, and watched its eagerness to get away from the busy harbor of New York, I thought of the day when, nine years before, I had arrived on the immigrant ship. I said to myself: "Michael Pupin, the most valuable asset which you carried into New York harbor nine years ago was your knowledge of, and profound respect and admiration for, the best traditions of your race...the most valuable assets which you are now taking with you from New York harbor is your knowledge of, and profound respect and admiration for, the best traditions of your adopted country." Michael Pupin's was a genuinely American story, the lifelong journey of a boy from rural Serbia, from a town so tiny it appeared on no maps, who became one of the greatest scientists of the early 20th century, changing the lives of people the world over with his technological innovations-he invented the therapeutic X-ray and made telephone communications practical and inexpensive-and helping to invent the modern world we know today. First published in 1922, Pupin's autobiography won the Pulitzer Prize in 1924, but Pupin's insightful and incisive words are their own greatest recommendation. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Pupin's The New Reformation. American physicist and writer MICHAEL IDVORSKY PUPIN (1858-1935) was born in Serbia and emigrated to the United States as a teenager. As a professor and researcher at Columbia University, he invented sonar and made important discoveries in the fields of X-ray physics and telecommunications.
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Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Burgundy cloth boards are rubbed on edges, light fraying at corners and tips. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Prior owner name on fep, birth and death dates noted on title page.
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Good + in Good jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. An inspiring autobiography of a penniless Serbian boy who became one of the outstanding figures in the world of science. Price clipped dj is lightly scuffed and slightly browning at edges. Previous owner nameplate and some notes on fep. Sparse amount of pencil underlining of text. Binding is tight.
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Good. No Jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Good copy with some light general wear. binding is good with some slight weakness to the front hinge. clean decorative covers with some light edge rubbing. previous owner bookplate and date (1927) inside front cover. pages clean and unmarked. 396 pages.
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Good+ No Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 396 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Titles lightly rubbed. Light fraying to corners and spine ends. Creases to top corner of front cover. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Light scattered foxing. Illust. w/ b/w plates and drawings. (Remnants of Dust Jacket laid-in).
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book from multilingual publisher. Shipped from UK within 4 to 14 days. Please check language within the description.
