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MORE than fifty years ago, Prof. Pupin arrived in New York from Serbia, a mere boy unacquainted with the English language and almost penniless; to-day he enjoys both wealth and distinction. Like thousands of others from the Old World, he found the United States to be the land of opportunities of which he was not slow to take advantage. Supporting himself by lessons in wrestling and boxing, he entered on a course of study which ultimately led him to a chair in Columbia University. With teaching he combined invention, and he is known for one of the greatest improvements in telephony.
Romance of the Machine.
Michael Pupin. Pp. v + 111. (New York and London: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930.) 4s. 6d. net.
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Our Bookshelf. Nature 126, 534 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126534b0
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