Engineering History Project
@engineeringhistory.bsky.social
Research project focused on the global history of engineering. Funded by the NSF and hosted at @notredame.bsky.social . CoPIs Edward Beatty, Notre Dame, and Israel G. Solares, UNAM.
New book https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553353/an-engineered-world/
New book https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262553353/an-engineered-world/
In "Cornerstone of that New Imperialism", Douglas Jones examines the role of US engineers and their experiences in shaping the debate over labor in South Africa between 1890 and 1910, in particular, designing racialized social structures.
Read it at doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
Read it at doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
December 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In "Cornerstone of that New Imperialism", Douglas Jones examines the role of US engineers and their experiences in shaping the debate over labor in South Africa between 1890 and 1910, in particular, designing racialized social structures.
Read it at doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
Read it at doi.org/10.7551/mitp...
In "Engineering Scientists", Mikael Wolfe explores the role of engineers in the development of meteorological science in Porfirian Mexico. The chapter also traces the different gender roles among the promoters of meteorological science. Check it out in Direct to Open direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In "Engineering Scientists", Mikael Wolfe explores the role of engineers in the development of meteorological science in Porfirian Mexico. The chapter also traces the different gender roles among the promoters of meteorological science. Check it out in Direct to Open direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edi...
