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PublisherMIT Press

ISBN-100262046512

ISBN-139780262046510

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Book TitleWhere Futures Converge : Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicUrban & Regional, Economic History, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), History

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, Business & Economics, History

AuthorRobert Buderi

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight37.4 Oz

Item Length10.3 in

Item Width7.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2021-019874

Dewey Edition23

Reviews" Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub by Robert Buderi (MIT Press) is a biogeography of the area, a compelling history of the place, and a lively portrait of what it is today. He treats the area as an ecosystem, one that's in constant flux...He talks with professors, entrepreneurs, members of the Kendall Square Association, historians, scientists, in trying to understand what makes the place what it is, as well as the challenges it faces: it has some of the highest rent in the country, people can't afford to live there, it's dead in the evenings and on weekends, lowering the opportunity for serendipitous encounters that lead to bigger brainstorms and even more fresh ideas. And he looks towards what's possible in Kendall Square's future, making stronger links between the science and the humanities, and continuing to change the ways the world approaches climate change, medicine, energy, transportation, and tech. It's not only a look the biotech jungle, but a history of some of the most important developments in the last century." -- The Boston Globe "Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been dubbed 'the most innovative square mile on earth.' Neighbouring the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it is a centre for life-sciences companies, tech firms and start-ups, from Moderna to IBM. One building with a history including the first long-distance telephone call now houses almost 70 biomedical start-ups. Entrepreneur and Kendall Square inhabitant Robert Buderi considers the area's past, present and future by interviewing local notables." -- Nature "The book works as a narrative history--well researched and filled to the brim with local voices and anecdotes...Within the pages of his new book, Buderi takes readers on a journey through the timeline, making important milestones. A page-turner." -- Boston Common Magazine, " Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub by Robert Buderi (MIT Press) is a biogeography of the area, a compelling history of the place, and a lively portrait of what it is today. He treats the area as an ecosystem, one that's in constant flux...He talks with professors, entrepreneurs, members of the Kendall Square Association, historians, scientists, in trying to understand what makes the place what it is, as well as the challenges it faces: it has some of the highest rent in the country, people can't afford to live there, it's dead in the evenings and on weekends, lowering the opportunity for serendipitous encounters that lead to bigger brainstorms and even more fresh ideas. And he looks towards what's possible in Kendall Square's future, making stronger links between the science and the humanities, and continuing to change the ways the world approaches climate change, medicine, energy, transportation, and tech. It's not only a look the biotech jungle, but a history of some of the most important developments in the last century." -- The Boston Globe " Where Futures Converge dives into the dynamics that make Kendall Square such a powerful engine of scientific breakthroughs and startup formation." --The Boston Globe "Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been dubbed 'the most innovative square mile on earth.' Neighbouring the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it is a centre for life-sciences companies, tech firms and start-ups, from Moderna to IBM. One building with a history including the first long-distance telephone call now houses almost 70 biomedical start-ups. Entrepreneur and Kendall Square inhabitant Robert Buderi considers the area's past, present and future by interviewing local notables." -- Nature "The book works as a narrative history--well researched and filled to the brim with local voices and anecdotes...Within the pages of his new book, Buderi takes readers on a journey through the timeline, making important milestones. A page-turner." -- Boston Common Magazine "In Where Futures Converge, Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub , Robert Buderi, a well-known business and technology writer, tells the story of the movers and shakers, the policymakers and planners, and the places and events that shaped the region's knowledge economy. He offers a fascinating account of the history of innovation in Kendall Square, which is at the confluence of world-class research institutes, academia and hospitals, all within walking distance of each other...The future of Kendall Square is again rife with possibilities. Now is a good time to pick up this informative and lovingly written book." -- Frontline, India's National Magazine, " Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub by Robert Buderi (MIT Press) is a biogeography of the area, a compelling history of the place, and a lively portrait of what it is today. He treats the area as an ecosystem, one that's in constant flux...He talks with professors, entrepreneurs, members of the Kendall Square Association, historians, scientists, in trying to understand what makes the place what it is, as well as the challenges it faces: it has some of the highest rent in the country, people can't afford to live there, it's dead in the evenings and on weekends, lowering the opportunity for serendipitous encounters that lead to bigger brainstorms and even more fresh ideas. And he looks towards what's possible in Kendall Square's future, making stronger links between the science and the humanities, and continuing to change the ways the world approaches climate change, medicine, energy, transportation, and tech. It's not only a look the biotech jungle, but a history of some of the most important developments in the last century." -- The Boston Globe " Where Futures Converge dives into the dynamics that make Kendall Square such a powerful engine of scientific breakthroughs and startup formation." --The Boston Globe "Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been dubbed 'the most innovative square mile on earth.' Neighbouring the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it is a centre for life-sciences companies, tech firms and start-ups, from Moderna to IBM. One building with a history including the first long-distance telephone call now houses almost 70 biomedical start-ups. Entrepreneur and Kendall Square inhabitant Robert Buderi considers the area's past, present and future by interviewing local notables." -- Nature "The book works as a narrative history--well researched and filled to the brim with local voices and anecdotes...Within the pages of his new book, Buderi takes readers on a journey through the timeline, making important milestones. A page-turner." -- Boston Common Magazine

Dewey Decimal330.97444

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1.0, or Preface: The Kendall Theory of Biogeography ix Introduction 2.0: The Best Place to Have These Problems xiii 1 The Most Innovative Square Mile Kilometer On Earth 1 2 Model of Innovation 9 3 The First Economic Vision for Kendall Square is a Bust 21 4 Charles Davenport and the Square's Transformation 25 5 Kendall Becomes Kendall 33 6 Davenport's Failed Dream Opens the Door for "New Technology" 37 7 "A Canopy of Industrial Haze" 47 8 Rad Lab: Kendall Square's Tipping Point 55 Spotlight: The F&T--Place-Making's First Place 65 9 Urban Marshland to Urban Renewal 69 10 Kendall, We Have a Problem 77 11 Tech Surge: Lotus to AI Alley 87 12 The Ordinance and Biogen 99 13 Beginnings of Gene Town 111 14 Bubble Days: Media Lab to Akamai 119 Spotlight: Lita Nelsen on Technology Licensing and How "Clusters Feed Themselves" 133 15 Cambridge Innovation Center: Kendall Square's Startup Heart 137 Spotlight: Innovation Space Zoning--How Kendall Square Hopes to Keep Its Startup Community Vibrant 147 16 "Nibber": Big Pharma Ups the Ante 151 Spotlight: Bob Langer--Personification of Kendall Square's Secret Sauce 159 17 Homegrown Biotechs Make Their Mark 163 18 Road to the Broad 179 19 The Corporatization of Kendall Square 193 20 Venture Migration and the Tech Startup Squeeze 205 Spotlight" Flagship Pioneering--Kendall Square Company Creator 217 21 Forty Missing Companies 223 22 700 Main: The Story of Kendall Square--In One Building 237 23 Nexus of Collaboration 249 Spotlight: Mapping the Moderna Network 257 24 Challenges and Regional Advantage 261 25 Voices of the Square 273 26 Eleven Decisions that Shaped Kendall Square 283 27 Lessons and Observations 287 28 Converge and Consilience 295 Acknowledgments 303 List of Interviews 305 Notes 309 Bibliography 337 Index 359

SynopsisThe evolution of the most innovative square mile on the planet- the endless cycles of change and reinvention that created today's Kendall Square. Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been called "the most innovative square mile on the planet." It's a life science hub, hosting Biogen, Moderna, Pfizer, Takeda, and others. It's a major tech center, with Google, Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple all occupying big chunks of pricey office space. Kendall Square also boasts a dense concentration of startups, with leading venture capital firms conveniently located nearby. And of course, MIT is just down the block. In Where Futures Converge , Robert Buderi offers the first detailed account of the unique ecosystem that is Kendall Square, chronicling the endless cycles of change and reinvention that have driven its evolution. Buderi, who himself has worked in Kendall Square for the past twenty years, tells fascinating stories of great innovators and their innovations that stretch back two centuries. Before biotech and artificial intelligence, there was railroad car innovation, the first long-distance telephone call, the Polaroid camera, MIT's once secret, now famous Radiation Laboratory, and much more. Buderi takes readers on a walking tour of the square and talks to dozens of innovators, entrepreneurs, urban planners, historians, and others. He considers Kendall Square's limitations-it's "gentrification gone rogue," by one description, with little affordable housing, no pharmacy, and a scarce middle class-and its strengths- the "human collisions" that spur innovation. What's next for Kendall Square? Buderi speculates about the next big innovative enterprises and outlines lessons for aspiring innovation districts. More important, he asks how Kendall Square can be both an innovation hub and diversity, equity, and inclusion hub. There's a lot of work still to do.

LC Classification NumberHC108.C19B83 2022