Lassman, Thomas
Inactive National Air and Space Museum staffLassman, Thomas
Inactive National Air and Space Museum staffAmerican institutional history; history of science and technology during the Cold War; history of American industrial research
Background And Education
Education And Training
- B.A., Washington University (St. Louis)
- M.A., Johns Hopkins University
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Research And Grants
Investigator On
- HLD Publications Support MIPR awarded by U.S. Department of the Army
- HLD Publications Support MIPR awarded by U.S. Department of the Army
- History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense awarded by U.S. Department of the Army
- History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense awarded by U.S. Department of the Army
- History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense 2017 awarded by U.S. Department of the Army
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- The Long Space Age: The Economic Origins of Space Exploration from Colonial America to the Cold War. Technology and Culture. 59:484-485. 2018
- "Putting the Military back into the History of the Military-Industrial Complex: The Management of Technological Innovation in the U.S. Army, 1945-1960". Isis. 106:94-120. 2015
- Documenting the Cold War through Artifacts: A New Rationale for the National Air and Space Museum's Post-1945 Rocket and Missile Collection. Quest: The History of Spaceflight Magazine. 18:45-52. 2011
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Blog Posting
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Book
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Chapter
- Lassman, Thomas C. 2014. "The F-1 Engine." In Milestones of Space. Neufeld, Michael J., editor. 48–61. Minneapolis: Zenith Press. 2014
Contact
Location
- National Air & Space Museum Academic Department
