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This is Jonathan Coopersmith's history of technology blog. An Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M; University, Coopersmith’s latest book is FAXED: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015).
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May 12, 2017 2:53 pm
What Fax Machines Can Tell Us About Electric Cars
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Feb 12, 2017 12:30 am
Academic opposition to Trump's Muslim ban
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Jan 12, 2017 11:46 pm
Obama's Legacy in Science, Technology, and Innovation
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Dec 23, 2016 1:19 pm
"It Can't Happen Here, Can It?" Will Trump and Climate Deniers Purge American Science and Technology?
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Sep 25, 2016 6:43 pm
Coal Comfort: Is Hillary Clinton being “Al Gored”?
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Jul 22, 2016 11:35 am
The real star of the 1968 conventions: Now you really are there
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Jul 19, 2016 3:51 pm
Does Technology Make Us Dumber or Smarter? Yes.
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Jun 17, 2016 4:06 pm
Technology and Politics: Neither good, nor bad, nor neutral
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Feb 17, 2016 12:08 pm
What if politicians acted like engineers?
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Dec 31, 2015 12:47 pm
Why I Miss Old Fashioned Library Cards
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Nov 10, 2015 12:20 pm
Why Do Some Scholars Win Prizes (and Others Don't)?
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Sep 20, 2015 10:17 pm
Another Casualty of Bin Laden's Attack on America Was the Space Program
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Jul 18, 2015 11:52 pm
Comparative History: Telling A Tale of Two Cities
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Feb 25, 2015 1:14 am
Compromising Engineers and the Keystone XL Pipeline
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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Feb 16, 2015 6:16 pm
Welcome to Infinity, Limited
by Jonathan Coopersmith
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