Paul E. Ceruzzi
| Paul E. Ceruzzi | |
|---|---|
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| Residence | United States |
| Fields | Aerospace electronics, computing, microelectronics, missile guidance & control[1] |
| Institutions | Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum |
| Alma mater | Yale University, University of Kansas |
Paul E. Ceruzzi (born 1949) is curator of Aerospace Electronics and Computing at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.[2]
Life
Ceruzzi received a BA from Yale University in 1970, and a PhD from the University of Kansas in 1981, both in American studies.[1] Before joining the National Air and Space Museum, he was a Fulbright scholar[3] in Hamburg, Germany, and taught History of Technology at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[4] Ceruzzi is the author and co-author of several books on the history of computing and aerospace technology. He has curated or assisted in the mounting of several exhibitions at NASM, including: Beyond the Limits - Flight Enters the Computer Age, The Global Positioning System - A New Constellation, Space Race, How Things Fly and the James McDonnell Space Hangar of the Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, at Dulles Airport.
Works
- Reckoners: The Prehistory of The Digital Computer (1983)
- Beyond the Limits: Flight Enters the Computer Age (1989)
- Landmarks in Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictorial History (1994)
- A History of Modern Computing (1998)
- Ceruzzi, Paul E (May 2003). A History of Modern Computing (2nd ed.). MIT Press. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-262-53203-7. [5]
- Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005 (2008).
- Computing: A Concise History (2012)
References
- 1 2 "AERONAUTICS AND SPACE HISTORY RESEARCH STAFF" (PDF). Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "Paul E. Ceruzzi - The MIT Press". Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ "Paul Ceruzzi: Links". Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "2004 MAPLD International Conference: Paul Ceruzzi Biography". Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ↑ "Amazon.co.uk Paul E. Ceruzzi Books". Retrieved 2009-04-12.
External links
- Ceruzzi's personal website
- Ceruzzi's The MIT Press Catalog
- ComputerHistory.org
- Paul E. Ceruzzi Collection on Konrad Zuse. Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota. Collection contains published reports, articles, product literature, and other materials on Konrad Zuse.