When was Cambridge University Press founded?
Cambridge University Press was founded in 1534, when King Henry VIII granted the University of Cambridge letters patent authorizing a press. This makes it the oldest university press in the world.
Questions about Cambridge University Press
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What was the first publication of Cambridge University Press?
The first publication of Cambridge University Press was a book titled "Two Treatises of the Lord His Holie Supper," printed in 1584 by the first University Printer, Thomas Thomas. The press's first Cambridge Bible followed in 1591, printed by John Legate.
How many Nobel Prize winners has Cambridge University Press published?
Cambridge University Press has published the works of more than 170 Nobel Prize winners. The first title by a Nobel Laureate appeared in 1895: J. J. Thomson's Elements of the Mathematical Theory of Electricity and Magnetism. Thomson later won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1906.
What happened when Cambridge University Press destroyed Alms for Jihad?
In 2007, Cambridge University Press destroyed all remaining copies of Alms for Jihad: Charity and Terrorism in the Islamic World as part of a legal settlement with Saudi billionaire Khalid bin Mahfouz. Within hours, the book became one of the 100 most sought-after titles on Amazon.com and eBay in the United States. Congressman Frank R. Wolf described the decision as "basically a book burning" in the New York Times Book Review on the 7th of October 2007.
Why did Cambridge University Press remove articles from The China Quarterly in 2017?
On the 18th of August 2017, Cambridge University Press removed politically sensitive articles from The China Quarterly on its Chinese website after a Chinese import agency instructed it to do so. The articles covered the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, and the 2014 Hong Kong protests. Cambridge reversed the decision on the 21st of August 2017, citing its commitment to academic freedom.
When did Cambridge University Press merge with Cambridge Assessment?
Cambridge University Press merged with Cambridge Assessment in August 2021, with the approval of Queen Elizabeth II, to form Cambridge University Press and Assessment. The press retained an independent existence within the larger organization.