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David F. Noble | |
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 Noble in 2010 | |
| Born | David Franklin Noble July 22, 1945 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | December 27, 2010 (aged 65) |
| Spouse | Sarah Dopp |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | Christopher Lasch |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | |
David Franklin Noble (July 22, 1945 – December 27, 2010[1]) was a historian and critic of technology, science and education, best known for his seminal work on the social history of automation.[2] In his final years he taught in the Division of Social Science and the department of Social and Political Thought[3] at York University in Toronto, Canada.[4] Noble held positions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Smithsonian Institution, and Drexel University, as well as many visiting professorships.[2]
Noble died suddenly in a Toronto hospital after contracting a virulent strain of pneumonia that caused septic shock and kidney failure.[5]
Noble was born in New York City.
- ^ Morrow, Adrian "David Noble, academic and activist, dies at 65", The Globe and Mail, December 28, 2010, accessed December 30, 2010.
- ^ a b (of David Noble), Friends & Family (4 January 2011). "David Noble, intellectual, whistleblower and activist, dies at 65". Obituary. rabble.ca. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- ^ "York University: Graduate Program in Social & Political Thought". Yorku.ca. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
- ^ Misa, Thomas J. (2011). "David F. Noble, 22 July 1945 to 27 December 2010". Technology and Culture. 52 (2): 360–372. doi:10.1353/tech.2011.0061. S2CID 109911547.
- ^ Aulakh, Raveena (29 December 2019). "David Noble, activist and academic gadfly, dies at 65". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 September 2011.