David A. Hounshell
Encyclopedia
David Allen Hounshell is the David M. Roderick Professor of Technology and Social Change in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences
, Department of History, and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy
at Carnegie Mellon University
.
, receiving the B.S. in 1972. He then changed fields and enrolled in the University of Delaware
's history program earning the M.S. in 1975. He continued his studies at Delaware completing his Ph.D. in 1978.
He was employed by the University of Delaware and the Hagley Museum. He has been employed at Carnegie Mellon University since 1991.
He has worked with National Research Council
and the National Science Foundation
to study the effects of the Cold War
on science and engineering research.
His From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States was awarded the Society for the History of Technology
's 1987 Dexter Prize. In 2007, the Society for the History of Technology awarded him its highest prize, the Leonardo da Vinci Medal.
Social and Decision Sciences
Social and Decision Sciences, informally known as SDS, is an interdisciplinary academic department within the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University headquartered in Porter Hall in Pittsburgh, PA and led by Department Head John H...
, Department of History, and the Department of Engineering and Public Policy
Engineering and Public Policy
Engineering and Public Policy, informally known as EPP, is an interdisciplinary academic department within the Carnegie Institute of Technology , Carnegie Mellon University's engineering college. EPP combines technical analysis with social science and policy analysis, in order to address problems...
at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
.
Biography
Hounshell studied electrical engineering at Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
, receiving the B.S. in 1972. He then changed fields and enrolled in the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
's history program earning the M.S. in 1975. He continued his studies at Delaware completing his Ph.D. in 1978.
He was employed by the University of Delaware and the Hagley Museum. He has been employed at Carnegie Mellon University since 1991.
He has worked with National Research Council
United States National Research Council
The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...
and the National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
to study the effects of the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
on science and engineering research.
His From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932: The Development of Manufacturing Technology in the United States was awarded the Society for the History of Technology
Society for the History of Technology
The Society for the History of Technology, or SHOT, is the primary professional society for historians of technology. Founded in 1958, its flagship publication is the journal Technology and Culture...
's 1987 Dexter Prize. In 2007, the Society for the History of Technology awarded him its highest prize, the Leonardo da Vinci Medal.