This Week in History, Nov. 3rd – Nov. 9th

The first priority of humankind in this era is to establish an effective system of world law that will assure peace with justice among the peoples of the world.” – Walter Cronkite

This week we celebrate the birthday of broadcast journalist and anchorman Walter Cronkite, who could well be considered an icon of his generation.

A Reporter’s Life, by Walter Cronkite, may be found in the Cannell Library General collection at PN4874.C84 A3 1996

“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for his own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.” — Marie Curie

Nobel Prize winner and co-discover of radium, Marie Curie was born this week in the year 1867.

Find out more about her in Curie, by Sandra Dry. QD22.C8 D97 2003

“Living systems are never in equilibrium. They are inherently unstable. They may seem stable, but they’re not. Everything is moving and changing. In a sense, everything is on the edge of collapse.”– Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park

This week we remember doctor, author and producer Michael Crichton who created The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park and many other works.

Check out Timeline, which can be found in Popular Reading at PS3553.R48 T56 2003

¹ https://popculturemadness.com/Trivia/November/04.php
² https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marie_Curie_c1920.png

³ 4/11/02 Michael Crichton ’64, HMS ’69 speaks on “The Media and Medicine” at Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA on Thursday, April 11, 2002. staff photo by Jon Chase/Harvard University News Office