John B Rae

Biographic Data

ID988236
NAMEJohn B Rae
GIVEN NAMESJohn B
FAMILY NAMERae
SIGNATURERAE J B
AFFILIATIONSMassachusetts Institute of Technology
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS87
TOTAL CITATIONS18
AUTHOR COUNT87
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1878
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX2

  • Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

    Open AccessJohn Rae, John B RaeBOOKNarrative of an Expedition to the…2013

    In the mid-nineteenth century, the northern coastline of North America was of particular interest to the Hudson's Bay Company as it was believed to hold the key to the elusive North-West Passage, a trade route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Recruited to lead a team to survey part of this forbidding region, the Scottish explorer John Rae (1813–93) undertook his first expedition during 1846–7. It was remarkable not only for its success, but also…

  • The American Automobile Industry

    Stuart W Leslie, John B RaeARTICLETechnology and Culture1986

  • Boss Kettering: Wizard of General Motors

    John B Rae, Stuart W LeslieARTICLETechnology and Culture1985

  • What Did We Expect SHOT to Wrought

    John B RaeARTICLETechnology and Culture1984

    Since Dr. Staudenmaier has introduced his thoughtful and provocative paper by posing a question, I have felt it permissible to do likewise. I want to go back to the founding of our society and ask, What did we expect SHOT to wrought? I can speak only for myself; I think I have a pretty good idea of what was in the minds of all of those who were present twenty-five years ago, but I cannot presume to speak for them. Let me take the society first, b…

  • Transport Technology and Social Change

    John B Rae, Per SorbomARTICLETechnology and Culture1982

  • Interstate: Express Highway Politics, 1941-1956 . Mark H. Rose

    John B RaeARTICLEIsis1980

  • Americans on the Road: From Auto-Camp to Motel, 1911-1945

    John B Rae, Warren Belasco et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture1980

    During the early twentieth century more and more Americans not only acquired automobiles, but took to the road as tourists and crosscountry travelers.Warren Belasco's account of the evolution of the modern motel chronicles a progression of economic and social attitudes culminating in the post-World War II rise of the franchised chain.Yet the Holiday Inn concept did not spring from the mind of Kemmons Wilson like Venus from the head of Zeus.Rather…

  • The Herbert Hoover Collection of Mining and Metallurgy

    John B RaeARTICLETechnology and Culture1980

    Historians of technology have been well aware of the distinctive contribution made to their subject by President and Mrs. Herbert Hoover in providing the first good English translation of Georgius Agricola's De re metallica.1 It was a difficult and outstanding piece of scholarship: the fact that in over 300 years no one had been able to translate Agricola acceptably is sufficient evidence for that. When they undertook the task, the Hoovers natura…

  • The World Automotive Industry

    John B Rae, G T Bloomfield et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture1979

  • The British Motor Industry, 1896-1939

    John B Rae, Kenneth RichardsonARTICLETechnology and Culture1979

  • The Bicentennial Meeting, Washington, October 16-19, 1975

    Brooke Hindle, John B Rae et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture1976

    Organizational Notes THE BICENTENNIAL MEETING, WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 16-19, 1975 The eighteenth annual meeting of the Society for the History of Technology was held in Washington, D.C., at the National Museum of History and Technology of the Smithsonian Institution, October 16—19, 1975. Coinciding with the Bicentennial Celebration of Ameri­ can independence, the meeting had as its theme “200 Years of Ameri­ can Technology.” Some 150 people attended…

  • The Industrial Archaeology of Glasgow

    John B Rae, John R HumeARTICLETechnology and Culture1976

  • Engineers Are People

    John B RaeARTICLETechnology and Culture1975

  • Charles E. Duryea--Automaker

    John B Rae, George W MayARTICLEJournal of American History1974

    Journal Article Charles E. Duryea—Automaker. By George W. May. (Ann Arbor: Edwards Brothers, 1973. 175 pp. Illustrations, notes, and selected references. $6.00.) Get access John B. Rae John B. Rae Harvey Mudd College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 61, Issue 3, December 1974, Pages 808–809, https://doi.org/10.2307/1899984 Published: 01 December 1974

  • The Engineer and Society

    John B Rae, E G SemmlerARTICLETechnology and Culture1974

  • The Road and the Car in American Life

    Reynold M Wik, John B RaeARTICLETechnology and Culture1973

  • Master Planning the Aviation Environment

    John B Rae, Angelo J Cerchione et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture1973

  • The Washington Meeting, December 27-29, 1972

    John B Rae, Richard S Hartenberg et al.ARTICLETechnology and Culture1973

    Organizational Notes THE WASHINGTON MEETING, DECEMBER 27-29, 1972 The fifteenth annual meeting of the Society for the History of Technology took place at the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., December 27-29, 1972. Program sessions were held in conjunction with the History of Science Society and Section L (History and Philosophy of Science) of the American Association for the Advance­ ment of Science. Attendance at the program sessions was the h…

  • The Turnpike Road System in England, 1663-1840

    John B Rae, William AlbertARTICLETechnology and Culture1973

  • Harry Ferguson, Inventor and Pioneer

    John B Rae, Colin FraserARTICLETechnology and Culture1973

  • A Biographical Dictionary of American Civil Engineers. American Society of Civil Engineers

    John B RaeARTICLEIsis1973

  • The Road and the Car in American Life

    Harold F Williamson, John B RaeARTICLEJournal of American History1972

    Journal Article The Road and the Car in American Life. By John B. Rae. (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1971. xiv + 390 pp. Maps, illustrations, charts, tables, notes, bibliography, and index. $12.00.) Get access Harold F. Williamson Harold F. Williamson Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 59, Issue 1, June 1972, Pages 194–195, https://doi.org/10.23…

  • The Road and the Car in American Life

    B Saul, S B Saul et al.ARTICLEThe Economic History Review1972

  • The Technical Development of Modern Aviation by Ronald Miller, David Sawers (review)

    John B RaeARTICLETechnology and Culture1971

    358 Book Reviews TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE The Technical Development of Modern Aviation. By Ronald Miller and David Sawers. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Pp. xvi+ 351. $11.00. This is a separate American edition of a book first published in Britain in 1968. The authors undertook the exceptionally difficult task of combining three complex subjects—technological advance in aircraft, the economics of aircraft production, and the economics of air …

  • The First Henry Ford: A Study in Personality and Business Leadership

    John B Rae, Anne JardimARTICLETechnology and Culture1971