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100 1 _aPupin, Michael,
_d1858-1935
245 1 0 _aFrom Immigrant to Inventor
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Immigrant_to_Inventor
500 _aRelease date is 2021-12-06
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"From Immigrant to Inventor" by Michael Pupin is a memoir written in the early 20th century, reflecting on the author’s remarkable journey from Serbia to becoming a prominent American scientist and inventor. The book chronicles Pupin's early life as an impoverished immigrant who arrives in America with only five cents, his formative experiences in schooling, and the cultural challenges he faced and overcame through perseverance and ingenuity. The opening of the memoir reveals Pupin's arrival in America and his initial struggles. He describes his first experiences as an immigrant, highlighting his confidence despite a lack of financial resources, and it sets the tone for his narrative of growth and adaptation. Pupin conveys the importance of his Serbian heritage and the lessons learned from his mother and the villagers of Idvor, which shaped his character. This portion also touches on the themes of resilience, the immigrant experience, and the pursuit of education amid adversity, foreshadowing his future impact on American science. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922
653 _aInventors -- United States -- Biography
653 _aPupin, Michael, 1858-1935
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/66886
999 _c107708
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