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Bedi, Joyce

Senior Historian Emeritus

History of technology, invention, photography.

Positions

Senior Historian, Lemelson Center 1995 -

Background And Education

Education And Training

B.A., Northeastern University
M.A., James Cook University

Publications

Selected Publications

Article
- Bedi, Joyce. 2019. "Ralph Baer: An interactive life." Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 1, (1) 18–25. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbe2.119. 2019
Blog Posting
- Bedi, Joyce. 2022. "Who Invented the Environment?" Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Apr 22, 2022. https://invention.si.edu/collections-who-invented-environment. 2022
- Bedi, Joyce. 2020. "Lupe Hernandez and the Invention of Hand Sanitizer." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation Blog Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Mar 23, 2020. https://invention.si.edu/lupe-hernandez-and-invention-hand-sanitizer. 2020
- Bedi, Joyce. 2018. "Inventive Minds: Women Inventors." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation http://invention.si.edu/inventive-minds-women-inventors. 2018
- Bedi, Joyce. 2016. "A Heartfelt Story." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation Washington, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Feb 24, 2016. https://invention.si.edu/heartfelt-story. 2016
- Bedi, Joyce and Tatarewicz, Joseph N. 2016. "Hollywood Geek Fest-The Oscars Side Party." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation Washinton, DC: Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Feb 29, 2016. https://invention.si.edu/hollywood-geek-fest-oscars-side-party. 2016
- Bedi, Joyce and Oswald, Alison. 2016. "Inventive Minds: Inventing Green." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation https://invention.si.edu/inventive-minds-inventing-green. 2016
- Bedi, Joyce. 2015. "A Movie Star, Some Player Pianos, and Torpedoes." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation http://invention.si.edu/movie-star-some-player-pianos-and-torpedoes. 2015
- Bedi, Joyce and Oswald, Alison. 2015. "Inventive Minds: Everyone Is Inventive." Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation https://invention.si.edu/inventive-minds-everyone-inventive. 2015
- 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
Chapter
- Bedi, Joyce. 2017. "Movies Meet the Rainbow." In Bright Modernity. Worlds of Consumption. Blaszczyk, Regina Lee and Spiekermann, Uwe, editors. 133–148. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50745-3_7. 2017
- Bedi, Joyce. 2015. "Fort Collins (2010s): Campus and City Combine Their Energies for a Greener Planet." 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. 180–210. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2015
- Bedi, Joyce. 2015. "Hollywood (1930s): Follow the Rainbow to the Movies' Golden Age." 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. 156–179. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2015
- Bedi, Joyce. 2015. "Hollywood, California (1930s) and Fort Collins, Colorado (2010s)." 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. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2015
Review
- Bedi, Joyce. 2018. [Book review] "Life on Display: Revolutionizing US Museums of Science and Natural History in the Twentieth Century, by Karen A. Rader, Virginia E.M. Cain." Technology and Culture, 59, (1), 168–169. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2018.0011. 2018
Webpage
- Bedi, Joyce. 2021. Diverse Voices: Immigrant Inventors. 2021

Contact

Location

National Museum of American History Department