Paul Israel (historian)

Paul B. Israel (born 1953)[1] is an American historian who is a specialist in the history of American invention and innovation. He is the director and general editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University.[2][3]

Books

Israel's books include:

  • From Machine Shop to Industrial Laboratory: Telegraphy and the Changing Context of American Invention, 1830–1920 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992)[4]
  • Edison: A Life of Invention (Wiley, 1998)[5]
  • Edison's Electric Light: The Art of Invention (with Robert Friedel, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010)[6]

He is the co-editor, variously with Thomas E. Jeffrey, Robert A. Rosenberg, Keith A. Nier, Louis Carlat, and Martha J. King, of:

  • Thomas A. Edison Papers, A Selective Microfilm Edition: Part 1 (1850–1878) (University Publications of America, 1984)[7]
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 2: From Workshop to Laboratory, June 1873–March 1876 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991)[8]
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 3: Menlo Park: The Early Years, April 1876–December 1877 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994)[9]
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 4: The Wizard of Menlo Park, 1878 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999)[10]
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 5: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879–March 1881 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004)[11]
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 6: Electrifying New York and Abroad, April 1881–March 1883 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007)[12]
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 7: Losses and Loyalties, April 1883–December 1884 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011)[13]

References

  1. ^ "Israel, Paul". id.loc.gov. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Paul Israel, Ph. D., Director and General Editor – The Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University". Edison.rutgers.edu. October 28, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  3. ^ "Historian Paul Israel, director of the Thomas A. Edison... 570527". NewsTimes.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Reviews of From Machine Shop to Industrial Laboratory: Robert A. Nye, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR 4027419; Richard R. John, The Business History Review, JSTOR 3117025; Michel Atten, Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales, JSTOR 27585759; Thomas J. Misa, Isis, JSTOR 235165Wyn Wachhorst, The Journal of American History, JSTOR 2081058W. Bernard Carlson, The Journal of Economic History, JSTOR 2123895Margaret B. W. Graham, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 3106388Steven Lubar, "Inventing History", Reviews in American History, JSTOR 2702812
  5. ^ Reviews of Edison: A Life of Invention: Ronald R. Kline, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 25147570; John W. Servos, The Business History Review, JSTOR 3116514; Jeffrey L. Meikle, The American Historical Review, JSTOR 2651476; Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles, "Edison—the View from Menlo Park", Science, JSTOR 2897598; Wyn Wachhorst, The Journal of American History, JSTOR 2567145
  6. ^ Reviews of Edison's Electric Light: Eugene S. Ferguson, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 3105247; Eric Hintz, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 23020543; W. Bernard Carlson, "Labors at Menlo Park", Science, JSTOR 1696211; Frederic Cople Jaher, Illinois Historical Journal, JSTOR 40192159; Jeffrey L. Meikle, The Journal of American History, JSTOR 1903046; Brian Bowers, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR 4026312; Social Studies of Science, JSTOR 285337
  7. ^ Review of A Selective Microfilm Edition: Part 1: David F. Channell, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 3105487
  8. ^ Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 2: C. M. Harris, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 3378586; Ian Inkster, Isis, JSTOR 236468; Ben Marsden, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR 4027381
  9. ^ Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 3: Ronald Kline, Isis, JSTOR 236123; Ben Marsden, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR 4027849; Andrew J. Butrica, The Public Historian, JSTOR 3379227
  10. ^ Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 4: Marc Rothenberg, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 25147777; Ronald Kline, Isis, JSTOR 3080777
  11. ^ Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 5: Marc Rothenberg, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 40060995; Louis Carlat, David Hochfelder, and Keith A. Nier, The Journal of Technology Studies, JSTOR 43603639
  12. ^ Review of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 6: William S. Pretzer, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 40061640
  13. ^ Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 7: David Rhees, Technology and Culture, JSTOR 24468452; Terry S. Reynolds, Isis, doi:10.1086/674493, JSTOR 10.1086/674493
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