David P. Billington, Jr.
Education and Experience
2008- Independent Scholar
Resumed research and writing in the history of modern breakthrough innovations.
2007-08 Preceptor, School of Engineering, Princeton University
Helped teach CEE 102: Engineering in the Modern World, Fall Semester 2007. Course presents an overview of breakthrough engineering innovations from the mid-18th century to the present.
1998-2007 Independent Scholar
Research and writing in support of efforts to deepen and disseminate the ideas and content of CEE 102.
1996-98 Visiting Researcher, School of Engineering, Princeton University
Provided research for multimedia content in support of CEE 102: Engineering in the Modern World.
1986-95 Ph.D. in Modern British/Commonwealth History, University of Texas at Austin
Research field: Modern Britain and Commonwealth. Teaching fields: Modern Europe, Britain and British Empire/Commonwealth, Russia, International Relations, History of Modern Technology.
1985-86 Research Assistant GS-7 (History of Science), Smithsonian Institution
Assisted editor of the Papers of Joseph Henry, nineteenth century American physicist and first secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
1982-85 M.A. in International Affairs, The Nitze School (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
Major areas: Western Europe and International Economics. Coursework also in Russia and the Non-Russian Republics, Middle East, and Japan.
1980-82 B.A. in Political Science and History, Regents College, Albany NY
New York State Board of Regents external degree. Double concentration in political science and history.
Publications
Power Speed and Form: Engineers and the Making of the Twentieth Century (Princeton University Press, 2006), with David P. Billington, Sr.
Lothian: Philip Kerr and the Quest for World Order (Praeger Security International, 2006) (dissertation)
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