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Jan 07, 2016CMLibrary_gjd rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Matthew Pearl has crafted another superb historical mystery using real people and events to craft a compelling fictional story. The year is 1868 and MIT is getting ready to graduate its very first class. MIT is a new kind of college; everyone is allowed to enroll, not just the wealthy and well connected. When a series of "scientific" disasters strike Boston, the eyes of Harvard, the police, and the press turn toward MIT. Some of the soon to graduate class, lead by civil war veteran Marcus Mansfield, decide to find the real culprit behind these acts. Can Marcus and the rest of the Technologists save the city and the reputation of their school?