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Notes of a Bookseller: Victorian Spring

About the Cambridge University Press Bookshop Cambridge University Press Bookshop opened in 1992, but the shop itself has been around for a great deal longer and selling books all the while; since 1581,...

Alice Tranah | 19 Mar 2018

Edna Longley on The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets

This blog post features a speech from Edna Longley who was guest speaker at a recent launch for The Cambridge Companion to Irish Poets, held at No Alibis bookshop in Belfast.

19 Mar 2018

Is Poland’s New Memory Law a Case of Holocaust Denial?

Nikolay Koposov, author of 'Memory Laws, Memory Wars: The Politics of the Past in Europe and Russia,' relates his research to current political controversy in Poland.

Nikolay Koposov | 16 Mar 2018

On the origin of the smartphone

In his fourth instalment, Huub Ehlhardt, co-author of On the Origin of Products, discusses the origins of the smartphone.

Huub Ehlhardt, Arthur O. Eger | 15 Mar 2018

On Software for Automorphic forms and L-functions for the group GL(n,R)

Author Kevin Broughan details what led him to write GL(n)pack, software which goes with Dorian Goldfeld's 'Automorphic forms and L-functions for the group GL(n,R)', and what makes this work different from other texts on the topic.

Kevin Broughan | 13 Mar 2018

“Conquering the Physics GRE” – The Editor’s perspective

In this blog post, Senior Commissioning Editor for Physics and Astronomy, Vince Higgs, explains what makes Conquering the Physics GRE 3rd Edition, 2018 stand out as an exciting new acquisition for Cambridge University Press.

13 Mar 2018

An Interactive Journey through 1968 with LBJ

Explore one of the most turbulent years in US History with Kyle Longley

Kyle Longley | 12 Mar 2018

On the origin of the e-bike

In his third post, Huub Ehlhardt, co-author of On the Origin of Products, discusses the origins of the electric bike.

Huub Ehlhardt, Arthur O. Eger | 9 Mar 2018

The Second Circuit’s Decision Holding that Sexual Orientation Discrimination Violates Title VII is an Even Bigger Deal than You Think.

On February 26, 2018, the Second Circuit, sitting en banc, held that Altitude Express violated Title VII when it fired a sky diving instructor for saying he was “100% gay”. The firing was a classic...

Evan Gerstmann | 9 Mar 2018

Notes of a Bookseller: International Women’s Day

About the Cambridge University Press Bookshop Cambridge University Press Bookshop opened in 1992, but the shop itself has been around for a great deal longer and selling books all the while; since 1581,...

Alice Tranah | 7 Mar 2018

Combating Religious Extremism: A New Approach

S.I Strong, author of Transforming Religious Liberties, discusses new ways of combating religious extremism.

S.I. Strong | 6 Mar 2018

On the origin of the word processor

Word processor software has become an indispensable tool in our daily life. Remarkably, it appears that this software product evolved from the mechanical typewriter. This article is the second of a series...

Huub Ehlhardt, Arthur O. Eger | 5 Mar 2018