Leo Marx (1919–2022)
Author of The Machine in the Garden: Technology and the Pastoral Ideal in America
About the Author
Scholar, writer and educator Leo Marx was educated at Harvard University, where he received a B. A. and a Ph. D. Marx taught at the University of Minnesota, Amherst College, and MIT. The school has also created the Leo Marx Career Development Professorship in the History and Culture of Science and show more Technology to honor his service. Marx's works, such as "The Machine in the Garden," explore the relationship between technology and culture in the past two centuries. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Leo Marx
Does Technology Drive History? The Dilemma of Technological Determinism (1994) — Editor — 139 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1919-11-15
- Date of death
- 2022-03-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Education
- Harvard University (B.A., History and Literature, 1941)
Harvard University (Ph.D., History of American Civilization, 1950) - Occupations
- professor
- Organizations
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Amemican Academy of Arts and Sciences
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- Works
- 8
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 733
- Popularity
- #34,655
- Rating
- 3.4
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 17
- Languages
- 2