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Thomas P. Hughes was an American historian, university teacher, and professor who specialized in the history of technology. Born in Richmond and educated at the University of Virginia, he worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering.
Hughes authored nine works, including *Networks of Power*, *Ein Mann vieler Eigenschaften*, and *12 Volumes American Ancestry*. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship during his career. He died in Charlottesville in 2014.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- Ein Mann vieler Eigenschaften
- Networks of Power
- 12 Volumes American Ancestry
- American Ancestry; Volume XII
- American Ancestry vol. XII
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Hughes
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Richmond
- Place of death
- Charlottesville
- Occupation
- professor
- Educated at
- University of Virginia
- Employer
- University of Pennsylvania
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- history of technology
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- date of death
- 2014-00-00
- date of birth
- 1923-00-00
- member of
- National Academy of Engineering
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