The book explores the design, development and impact of world-changing innovations in technology and life science, which have their roots right here in Cambridge. The site showcases some of the book’s most commercially successful innovations, alongside videos and links to each product’s global impact.
Still changing the world
Among others, a number of the Cambridge-born inventions still changing the world include the Raspberry Pi, a fully-customisable, palm-sized computer designed to teach children how to code. Raspberry Pi has been programmed to work by children as young as five, and has even gone into space with British astronaut Tim Peake.
The Cambridge Phenomenon microsite showcases firsts in transplant surgery, as well as globally significant contributions to communications, gaming and medicine.
The tHaler by Cambridge Consultants — which features as part of the showcase — teaches inhaler users how to self-medicate more effectively. According to research led by Cambridge Consultants, three quarters of inhaler users are currently getting inadequate doses of medication due to improper use.
To find out more about Cambridge’s incredible contribution to the world of science, medicine and technology, visit the Cambridge Phenomenon site here.
See also: Location, location: the secret Cambridge success story
Cambridge Network CEO Claire Ruskin was on the Advisory Panel for the book and said it was a great experience to sit and piece together so many different aspects of the Cambridge story. “We individually think we know a lot about Cambridge, but right until the last moment before publication we were finding new stories that merited a place in the book. Cambridge invents and scales so freely, across so many different sectors, that we could have kept writing. The publishers had to draw the line in order to ship the books in time for the launch.
"We have Cambridge Network branded copies of the book in our office for sale to members and for us to use as we welcome business visitors and investors to Cambridge – let us know if you would like a copy."