Ruth Oldenziel

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Ruth Oldenziel (born 1958) is a Dutch historian of technology whose research interests include gender issues in technology, the technology exchange between the US and Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the history of cycling. She is professor in the history of technology at the Eindhoven University of Technology, and editor-in-chief of Technology and Culture . [1]

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Education and career

Oldenziel was born in Amsterdam in 1958. [2] After her undergraduate studies, Oldenziel earned a graduate diploma in American studies from Smith College in 1982, a master's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a Ph.D. in 1992 from Yale University. [1] [3]

She was an associate professor at the University of Amsterdam before taking her present position in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences at the Eindhoven University of Technology. [1]

In 2019 she was named as the editor-in-chief of Technology and Culture , succeeding Suzanne Moon in that position. [4]

Books

Oldenziel is the author of:

Her edited volumes include:

Recognition

Oldenziel was the 2002 recipient of the Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize of the History of Science Society. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Full Professor Ruth Oldenziel", Researchers, Eindhoven University of Technology, retrieved 2023-09-11
  2. ↑ Oldenziel, R., Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, retrieved 2023-09-11
  3. ↑ Smith College Diploma in American Studies Alumni Newsletter (PDF), July 2017, p. 11, retrieved 2023-09-11
  4. ↑ Ruth Oldenziel is the new Editor-in-Chief of Technology & Culture, Society for the History of Technology, 1 December 2019, retrieved 2023-09-11
  5. ↑ Reviews of Making Technology Masculine:
  6. ↑ Reviews of Consumers, Tinkerers, Rebels:
  7. ↑ Review of Crossing Boundaries, Building Bridges:
  8. ↑ Review of Gender and Technology:
  9. ↑ Reviews of Cold War Kitchen:
  10. ↑ Review of Manufacturing Technology, Manufacturing Consumers:
    • Ilja Van Damme, TSEG – The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, doi:10.18352/tseg.315
  11. ↑ Reviews of Hacking Europe:
  12. ↑ Review of Cycling and Recycling:
  13. ↑ Reviews of Cycling Cities:
  14. ↑ Review of A U-Turn to the Future:
  15. ↑ The Margaret W. Rossiter History of Women in Science Prize, History of Science Society, retrieved 2023-09-11
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