Boston Made

From Revolution to Robotics, Innovations that Changed the World

By: Dr. Robert Krim & Alan Earls

How innovation saved a city

Since the 1600s, Boston has been a font of world-changing innovationspublic education, abolition, the first organ transplant, the telephone. Pioneering advances in everything from rockets to robotics. It all happened here. The question is, why Boston? What makes this city special?

Through fifty engaging spotlight stories Dr. Robert Krim and tech journalist Alan Earls break down the building blocks, or innovation drivers, that have made Boston a powerhouse of invention and brought it back time and again from four major economic collapses. From boom to decline and back to boom, Boston has maintained an ability to reinvent itself. At a time when the national and global economy is reeling from the pandemic, Boston Made lays out a roadmap through adversity for a dynamic, world-class city.

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Author

Dr. Robert Krim, author

Dr. Robert Krim is the founder and leader of the Boston History and Innovation Collaborative, whose research evolved into Four Centuries of Innovation, a permanent exhibit at Boston Logan International Airport. He has a BA from Harvard and earned a masters in US History, a masters in Economics, and a joint PhD/ MBA from Boston College. A professor at Framingham State University, Krim founded the Entrepreneur Innovation Center.

Alan Earls, author

Alan Earls is a Boston-area writer who has covered high-tech innovation for more than thirty years. He has authored or edited more than a dozen books about innovative enterprises such as Polaroid, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Raytheon, as well as regional histories.

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Editorial Reviews

Boston Business Journal

Robert Krim knows all about Boston’s history of invention and innovation, from chocolate-chip cookies to microwave ovens to lifesaving vaccines and with co-author Alan Earls he’s got a new book that shares these hidden secrets with the rest of us.
Read the full article.

Details

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-535-2

E-book
ISBN: 978-1-63289-225-6

Page count: 160
7 3/8 x 9

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