Michael Sean Mahoney

Michael Sean Mahoney (June 30, 1939 – July 23, 2008) was a historian of science and technology.

Mahoney was born in New York City, and did his undergraduate studies at Harvard University, graduating in 1960. He earned a Ph.D. in history and history of science from Princeton University in 1967, and immediately took a position as an assistant professor there. He remained at Princeton for over 40 years, until his death in 2008.[1][2][3]

A conference on the history of science and technology was held in his honor at Princeton in May 2009.[4]

  1. ^ Stevens, Ruth (July 25, 2008), "Michael S. Mahoney, historian of science and devoted faculty member, dies", News at Princeton, Princeton University.
  2. ^ Buchwald, Jed Z.; Burnett, D. Graham (2009), "Michael S. Mahoney, 1939–2008" (PDF), Isis, 100 (3): 623–626, doi:10.1086/649137.
  3. ^ William Aspray, "Michael Sean Mahoney (1939-2008)", IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, vol.36, no. 3, pp. 70-79, July-Sept. 2014, doi:10.1109/MAHC.2014.41
  4. ^ Gordin, Michael D.; Byrne, James (2009), The Historical Career of Michael Sean Mahoney (PDF), Princeton Program in History of Science.