Paul Israel (historian)

Summary

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]

Selected publications edit

  • From machine shop to industrial laboratory : telegraphy and the changing context of American invention, 1830–1920. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 1992. ISBN 9780801843792. OCLC 25200620.
  • Edison : a life of invention. New York: John Wiley. 1998. ISBN 9780471529422. OCLC 38295195, 455375655.

References edit

  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.

External links edit

  • "Extended Interview: Historian Paul Israel | History Detectives". Pbs.org. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  • "The Inventing Machine: Paul Israel on the Life and Work of Thomas Edison". Simplycharly.com. December 22, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2017.