Posts Tagged ‘innovation’
Elias Howe, Jr., Inventor Of The Sewing Machine (Part 1)
Elias Howe, Jr., Inventor Of The Sewing Machine 1819-1919 A Centennial Address Born In A Cradle Of Invention The succession of master minds in a particular locality compels us to believe in the spiritual consanguinity of genius. It is an heredity much greater than that of blood. It is an heredity of spirit, that…
Read MoreCambridge Day: Historical Society’s Kendall Square events to look at what made it happen, what’s next
September 30, 2017 By Marc Levy “Biotech has helped transform Kendall Square into what’s been called ‘the most innovative square mile on the planet’ – but, well, why? Why here and not somewhere else? And what’s next? “The Cambridge Historical Society asks these question at two free events in October, starting with Monday’s ‘Why Here?’…
Read MoreCambridge, A Pioneer Home Of Electronics
By Harold B. Richmond*Read October 28, 1952 As a sort of Christmas present last year, my very good friend and a distinguished citizen of Cambridge, the late Elmer A. Noden, appeared one day in my office to inquire if I would be the next speaker at the Cambridge Club and talk on the general subject…
Read MoreBoston Woven Hose and Rubber Company: Eighty-Four Years in Cambridge (Part 2) by Alden S. Foss
[Continued from last week] Two Wars And Two Depressions, 1899-1951 There is an artist’s drawing of our plant made about 1915. Actually, it reminds me of the first time I saw Al Jolson. He comes on stage as a chauffeur, long linen duster, linen cap, goggles, and of course black-faced. He starts to…
Read MoreBoston Woven Hose and Rubber Company: Eighty-Four Years in Cambridge (Part 1) by Alden S. Foss
Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company: Eighty-Four Years in Cambridge By Alden S. Foss The Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company was founded in 1880. Based on a survey made by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce, it is the oldest of the dozen largest industrial concerns continuously in business in Cambridge. It is now…
Read MorePast “Whose Kendall?” History Café and Self-Guided Tour
Join us Tuesday, 9/12/17 at Cambridge Brewing Company for a Self-Guided Tour & Talk about this dramatically changing neighborhood of Cambridge with Daniel Berger-Jones from Cambridge Historical Tours and Peter Abair from Mass Bio. Cambridge Brewing Company is located at 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139. Click here to buy tickets Check back soon for…
Read MoreCars in Cambridge by Doug Brown
With air bags, anti–lock brakes, traction control, and GPS, the Uber driver of today operates a very different machine from the family chauffeur’s open–topped horseless carriage of 100 years ago. But regardless of the generation, Cantabrigians have always loved working on cars. Today that tinkering is just as likely to occur in a university lab…
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