From Immigrant to InventorA Pulitzer Prize winning book, Pupin's main objective in this narrative was to describe the rise of idealism in American science and particularly in physical sciences and the related industries. He was a witness to this gradual development and everything he describes was an attempt to qualify as a witness whose testimony has competence and weight. |
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WHAT I BROUGHT TO AMERICA | 1 |
THE HARDSHIPS OF A GREENHORN | 43 |
FROM GREENHORN TO CITIZENSHIP AND COLLEGE | 100 |
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