Towards a Social History of American Military Technology
Barton Hacker
Wednesday, 02 Nov 2005 at 8:00 pm – Campanile Room, Memorial Union
Barton Hacker is a curator with the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian Institution, and the author of many books including On the shoulders of Titans: A history of Project Gemini and West Point in the Making of America. This is part of the History of Technology and Science Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of LAS
- History Department
- History of Tech and Science
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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