Minneapolis, 2005 (PDF) - Society for the History of Technology

Comment: Frank Wilson, Stanford University, USA
Kevin Borg, James Madison University, USA "The Diagnostic Fix:
ComputerizationÕs Impact in the Auto Repair Shop" - abstract
Maggie Dennis, Smithsonian Institution, Lemelson Center, USA "Reinventing
Accuracy: Watch Repair in the Electronic Age" - abstract
Mark Thomson, Australasian Institute of Backyard Studies, Australia, "Curiosity,
Memory and Fencing Wire: The Three Essential Components Needed to Fix Just About
Anything" - abstract
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
7. Roundtable: At the Intersection of Environmental History and the History of
Technology: Themes, Methods, and Directions - abstract
Room: Nicollet D2
Organizer: Hugh Gorman, Michigan Technological University, USA
Chair: Hugh Gorman, Michigan Technological University, USA
Comment: Audience
John Staudenmaier S.J., University of Detroit Mercy, USA
Edmund Russell, University of Virginia, USA
Martin Reuss, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USA
8. Use and Usability in Personal Computing: International Perspectives
Room: Nicollet D3
Organizer: Thomas Haigh, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Chair: Paul Ceruzzi, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Comment: Thomas Haigh, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
James Sumner, University of Manchester, UK, “The Mighty Microcosm: Home
Computers and User Identity in Britain, 1980-1990”