Paul Israel (historian)

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]}

Books

Israel's books include:

• From Machine Shop to Industrial Laboratory: Telegraphy and the Changing Context of American Invention, 1830–1920 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992) ^[4]
• Edison: A Life of Invention (Wiley, 1998) ^[5]
• Edison's Electric Light: The Art of Invention (with Robert Friedel, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) ^[6]

He is the co-editor, variously with Thomas E. Jeffrey, Robert A. Rosenberg, Keith A. Nier, Louis Carlat, and Martha J. King, of:

• Thomas A. Edison Papers, A Selective Microfilm Edition: Part 1 (1850–1878) (University Publications of America, 1984) ^[7]
• The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 2: From Workshop to Laboratory, June 1873–March 1876 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991) ^[8]
• The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 3: Menlo Park: The Early Years, April 1876–December 1877 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994) ^[9]
• The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 4: The Wizard of Menlo Park, 1878 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999) ^[10]
• The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 5: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879–March 1881 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004) ^[11]
• The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 6: Electrifying New York and Abroad, April 1881–March 1883 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007) ^[12]
• The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 7: Losses and Loyalties, April 1883–December 1884 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011) ^[13]

References

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.
4. Reviews of From Machine Shop to Industrial Laboratory: Robert A. Nye, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR   4027419; Richard R. John, The Business History Review, JSTOR   3117025; Michel Atten, Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales, JSTOR   27585759; Thomas J. Misa, Isis, JSTOR   235165Wyn Wachhorst, The Journal of American History, JSTOR   2081058W. Bernard Carlson, The Journal of Economic History, JSTOR   2123895Margaret B. W. Graham, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   3106388Steven Lubar, "Inventing History", Reviews in American History, JSTOR   2702812
5. Reviews of Edison: A Life of Invention: Ronald R. Kline, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   25147570; John W. Servos, The Business History Review, JSTOR   3116514; Jeffrey L. Meikle, The American Historical Review, JSTOR   2651476; Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles, "Edison—the View from Menlo Park", Science, JSTOR   2897598; Wyn Wachhorst, The Journal of American History, JSTOR   2567145
6. Reviews of Edison's Electric Light: Eugene S. Ferguson, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   3105247; Eric Hintz, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   23020543; W. Bernard Carlson, "Labors at Menlo Park", Science, JSTOR   1696211; Frederic Cople Jaher, Illinois Historical Journal, JSTOR   40192159; Jeffrey L. Meikle, The Journal of American History, JSTOR   1903046; Brian Bowers, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR   4026312; Social Studies of Science, JSTOR   285337
7. Review of A Selective Microfilm Edition: Part 1: David F. Channell, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   3105487
8. Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 2: C. M. Harris, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   3378586; Ian Inkster, Isis, JSTOR   236468; Ben Marsden, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR   4027381
9. Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 3: Ronald Kline, Isis, JSTOR   236123; Ben Marsden, The British Journal for the History of Science, JSTOR   4027849; Andrew J. Butrica, The Public Historian, JSTOR   3379227
10. Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 4: Marc Rothenberg, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   25147777; Ronald Kline, Isis, JSTOR   3080777
11. Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 5: Marc Rothenberg, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   40060995; Louis Carlat, David Hochfelder, and Keith A. Nier, The Journal of Technology Studies, JSTOR   43603639
12. Review of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 6: William S. Pretzer, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   40061640
13. Reviews of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, Vol. 7: David Rhees, Technology and Culture, JSTOR   24468452; Terry S. Reynolds, Isis, doi : 10.1086/674493, JSTOR   10.1086/674493

External links

• "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.