Hintz, Eric
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of American History staffHintz, Eric
Fellowship Advisor National Museum of American History staffhistory of 19th and 20th-century science and technology; invention, innovation, and R&D; U.S. business and economic history; science, technology, and religion.
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.S., University of Notre Dame
- M.A., University of Pennsylvania
- Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Awards And Honors
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Hintz, Eric S. 2021. "The Return of America's Celebrity Inventor." Smithsonian Magazine (on-line), Dec 8, 2021, 2021
- Hintz, Eric S. 2018. "Susan Kare: Design Icon." IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 40, (2) 48–61. https://doi.org/10.1353/ahc.2018.0013. 2018
- Hintz, Eric S. 2013. "The Industrial Research Institute: Past and Future – ‘Selling the Research Idea’: The Pre-History and Genesis of the Industrial Research Institute, 1916-1945." Research-Technology Management, 56, (6) 46–50. https://doi.org/10.5437/08956308X5606010. 2013
- Hintz, Eric S. 2012. "Miniature Power." Chemical Heritage, 30, (1) 8–9. 2012
- Hintz, Eric S. 2011. "The Post-Heroic Generation: American Independent Inventors, 1900–1950." Enterprise and Society, 12, (4) 732–748. https://doi.org/10.1093/es/khr039. 2011
- Hintz, Eric S. 2011. "The Post-Heroic Generation: American Independent Inventors, 1900–1950." Enterprise & Society, 12, (4) 732–748. https://doi.org/10.1017/S146722270001065X. 2011
- Hintz, Eric S. 2010. "Creative Financing: The rise of cash prizes for innovation is a response to changing business conditions—and a return to a winning strategy." Wall Street Journal, R8. 2010
- Hintz, Eric S. 2009. "Portable Power: Inventor Samuel Ruben and the Birth of Duracell." Technology and Culture, 50, (1) 24–57. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.0.0203. 2009
- Hintz, Eric S. 2007. "Flashes of Genius: The Fate of Maverick Inventors." Science and Spirit, 18, (4) 44–45. 2007
- Hintz, Eric S. 2007. "Independent Inventors in an Era of Burgeoning Research & Development." Business and Economic History Online, 5. 2007
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Blog Posting
- Hintz, Eric S. 2021. "The Persistence of American Independent Inventors." Lemelson Center Blog Washington, D.C.: Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. Aug 17, 2021. https://invention.si.edu/persistence-american-independent-inventors. 2021
- Hintz, Eric S. 2012. "Going Solo: Reconsidering The Role Of The Lone Inventor." CIO Network Forbes.com LLC. Jun 7, 2012. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ciocentral/2012/06/07/going-solo-reconsidering-the-role-of-the-lone-inventor/. 2012
- Hintz, Eric S. 2012. "Samuel Colt and...sewing machines? - part 2." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Jun 7, 2012. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2012/06/samuel-colt-andsewing-machines-part-2.html. 2012
- Hintz, Eric S. 2012. "Samuel Colt...and sewing machines? - part 1." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Jun 6, 2012. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2012/06/samuel-coltand-sewing-machines-part-1.html. 2012
- Molella, Arthur P., Hintz, Eric S., Bedi, Joyce, Smith, Monica, and Brodie, Jeffrey. 2011. "Remembering Steve Jobs." O Say Can You See? Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Oct 6, 2011. http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2011/10/remembering-steve-jobs.html. 2011
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Book
- Hintz, Eric S. 2021. American Independent Inventors in an Era of Corporate R&D. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. Bedi, Joyce, Daemmrich, Arthur, and Molella, Arthur P. Lemelson Center Studies in Invention and Innovation series. 2021
- Hintz, Eric S. 2010. The Post-Heroic Generation: American Independent Inventors, 1900-1950. University of Pennsylvania, PhD. Dissertation. 2010
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Chapter
- Hintz, Eric S. 2015. "Hartford: Factory town puts the pieces together in explosive new ways." In Places of Invention: A Companion to the Exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Molella, Arthur P. and Karvellas, Anna, editors. 110–135. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2015
- Hintz, Eric S. 2015. "Suburban garage hackers lab researchers = personal computing." In Places of Invention: A Companion to the Exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Molella, Arthur P. and Karvellas, Anna, editors. 14–41. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2015
- Hintz, Eric S. 2009. "A Swindling Concern: The National Institute of Inventors, 1914-1925." In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE Conference on the History of Technical Societies. 1–5. Piscataway, NJ: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HTS.2009.5337835. 2009
- Hintz, Eric S. 2008. "Heroes of the Laboratory and the Workshop: Invention and Technology in Books for Children, 1850-1900." In Enterprising Youth: Social Values and Acculturation in Nineteenth-Century American Children's Literature. Elbert, Monika, editor. 197–211. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203928448-17. 2008
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Review
- Hintz, Eric S. 2011. [Book review] "Changes in the Technological Landscape: Essays in the History of Science and Technology." Chemical Heritage, 29, (3), 47. 2011
- Hintz, Eric S. 2011. [Book review] "Edison's Electric Light: The Art of Invention." Technology and Culture, 52, (4), 829–831. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2011.0168. 2011
- Hintz, Eric S. 2011. [Book review] "The Power Makers: Steam, Electricity, and the Men Who Invented America." Business History Review, 85, 807–812. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007680511001218. 2011
- Hintz, Eric S. 2010. [Book review] "The Challenge of Remaining Innovative: Insights from Twentieth-Century American Business." Technology and Culture, 51, (2), 520–521. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.0.0458. 2010
- Hintz, Eric S. 2009. [Book review] "The Mantra of Efficiency: From Waterwheel to Social Control." Enterprise & Society, 10, (1), 216–218. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1467222700007898. 2009
- Hintz, Eric S. 2008. [Book review] "The Democratization of Invention: Patents and Copyrights in American Economic Development, 1790-1920." Technology and Culture, 49, (1), 270–272. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2008.0042. 2008
- Hintz, Eric S. 2007. [Book review] "Andrew Carnegie." Technology and Culture, 48, (4), 884–885. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2007.0170. 2007
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Webpage
- Hintz, Eric S. 2009. The Invisible Inventor? 2009
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
