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11 Places That Have Shaped Innovation in Boston, 1636-2021

Scott Kirsner, Boston Globe, in conversation with Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot
Monday, April 12, 2021, 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Registration required; no fee

Author of the recently-published book Innovation Economy and longtime Boston Globe columnist, Scott Kirsner, will take you on a photographic tour of 11 places in the Boston area that have given birth to world-changing inventions, from the telephone to COVID vaccines to robots that vacuum your living room. Kirsner will be joined in conversation by iRobot co-founder Helen Greiner as they discuss the dynamics that make New England such a fertile place for invention and entrepreneurship and Greiner's journey in the innovation economy. 

 

 

 

This is an online program