Molella, Arthur
National Museum of American History staffMolella, Arthur
National Museum of American History staffScience, technology, and society in the U.S.; process of invention; technology and modernism; technology and urban planning
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Honorary Degree, Westminister University, London
- B.A., Syracuse University
- M.A., Cornell University
- Ph.D., Cornell University
Research And Grants
Investigator On
- General Expenses for the NMAH Lemelson Center awarded by The Lemelson Foundation
- General Expenses for the NMAH Lemelson Center awarded by The Lemelson Foundation
- General Expenses for the NMAH Lemelson Center awarded by The Lemelson Foundation
- The Future is Here Conferences awarded by The Lemelson Foundation
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Molella, Arthur P. and Kargon, Robert . 2023. "Atomville: Architects, Planners, and How to Survive the Bomb." Technology and Culture, 64, (3) 823–844. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2023.a903974. 2023
- Molella, Arthur. 2022. "The Soul of Technology." Technology and Culture, 63, (2) 494–506. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2022.0060. 2022
- Smith, Monica M. and Molella, Arthur P. 2014. "The Lemelson Center's Places of Invention Project." Technology and Innovation, 16, (3-4) 175–185. https://doi.org/10.3727/194982414X14138187301498. 2014
- Molella, Arthur P. 2008. "Walt Disney: The triumph of the American imagination." Technology and Culture, 49, (3) 823–824. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.0.0058. 2008
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Blog Posting
- 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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Review
- Molella, Arthur P. 2007. [Book review] "How Invention Begins: The Echo of Old Voices in the Rise of New Machines, by John H. Lienhard." Technology and Culture, 48, (3), 637–638. https://doi.org/10.1353/tech.2007.0119. 2007
Editor Of
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Book
- Molella, Arthur P. and Karvellas, Anna, editors. 2015. Places of Invention: A Companion to the Exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. 2015
Contact
Location
- National Museum of American History Department
