Ccny Made: Profiles in Grit - Couverture souple

Ronnyjane Goldsmith, Ronnyjane

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1467155179 ISBN 13 : 9781467155175

Editeur : History Press, 2023

Synopsis

Everyone loves an underdog who succeeds against the odds. CCNY Made. Profiles in Grit is the story of City College of New York alumni who beat the odds to reach the pinnacle of their professions and in the process transformed our world. Here are just a few: lAndrew Grove, hearing impaired and a survivor of Nazi occupation and Communist rule became the visionary CEO of Intel Corporation, the manufacturer of the semiconductor chip found in most personal computers today.lYip Harburg, the son of immigrants, wrote the lyrics to countless music standards, including "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," one of the most celebrated songs of all times.

lJonas Salk, facing antisemitism and the rebuke of the scientific community, developed the Salk Vaccine that irradicated polio from the face of the earth.

lFelix Frankfurter, who came to America at 12 speaking no English, would be appointed a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and help write the unanimous opinion in Brown v. the Board of Education declaring school segregation in the United States illegal. In "CCNY Made. Profiles In Grit," the stories of CCNY alumni are recounted who exemplify the promise of Townsend Harris, founder of CCNY and The Ephebic Oath affirmed by graduating students every year.

"We will strive unceasingly to quicken the public's better, of civic duty; and thus, in all these ways we will strive to transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

In 2021, Ronnyjane Goldsmith--public servant, entrepreneur and philanthropist--added author to her moniker with the publication of Temple Made: Profiles in Grit. She now announces the publication of a new must-read book, CCNY Made: Profiles in Grit. Like the alumni she profiles, Goldsmith (BA, MA, PhD) began life at the bottom and found success through luck and determination but most importantly grit. The proceeds from CCNY Made are dedicated to the Delancey Street Fund. Established by Goldsmith in 2018, the Delancey Street Fund is named after the street of the same name in New York City that gave immigrants to America a chance for a better life. The fund provides assistance to students without financial resources who are facing catastrophic life events.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: History Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1467155179
• ISBN 13: 9781467155175
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
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• Personne responsable: non disponible