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Building the New Navy: Bethlehem Iron Company with Prof. John K. Smith
April 7, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
By the 1880s, the United States was emerging as a huge world economic power. But its Navy, with a fleet of outmoded wooden hulled vessels, was one of the worlds’ most inferior. Learn how the Bethlehem Iron Company transformed and rebuilt the American Navy and changed the course of 20th century.
About the Speaker – John K. Smith, Associate Professor Emeritus – Lehigh University
Professor Smith, trained both as an engineer and a historian, specializes in the history of technology and business history. His research interests focus on the history of industrial research and development and the chemical industry. He is co-author of Science and Corporate Strategy: DuPont R&D, 1902-1980, and he has published articles in Technology and Culture, and Science.
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