The Technologists Unabridged Playaway

The Technologists Matthew Pearl Unabridged Playaway Edition AUDIO BOOK Dante  Type: Audio Book Platform: Other Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Media: Other . REQUIRES EARPHONES & AAA BATTERY (NOT INCLUDED)SynopsisBoston, 1868. The Civil War may be over but a new war has begun, one between the past and the present, tradition and technology. On a former marshy wasteland, the daring Massachusetts Institute of Technology is rising, its mission to harness science for the benefit of all and to open the doors of opportunity to everyone of merit. But in Boston Harbor a fiery cataclysm throws commerce into chaos, as ships’ instruments spin inexplicably out of control. Soon after, another mysterious catastrophe devastates the heart of the city. Is it sabotage by scientific means or Nature revolting against man’s attempt to control it?The shocking disasters cast a pall over M.I.T. and provoke assaults from all sides—rival Harvard, labor unions, and a sensationalistic press. With their firs