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Daniel Kevles is the Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University. His works include the coauthored Inventing America: A History of the United States.

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Bridges to Somewhere

An American Knack

Idealistic but practical, we built everything from bridges to colleges. Historian Daniel J. Kevles says it’s time we got that knack back.

Daniel Kevles | Published Sep 01, 2012