John K. (Jack) Brown
Author/Professor Emeritus at the University of Virginia School of Engineering
John K. (Jack) Brown taught history, applied ethics, writing, and public speaking in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society from 1992 to 2015. His research centers on American technological and business history. He is the author of "The Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1831–1915: A Study in American Industrial Practice" and "Spanning the Gilded Age: James Eads and the Great Steel Bridge" published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
His history of the Baldwin Locomotive Works was published in 1995. Since then, he has written articles on the communications embodied in mechanical drawing and dimensional plans, counterfactual history of technology, the creation of knowledge inside firms, and the evolution of antitrust law circa 1912. His publications have won awards from the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, the Society for Industrial Archaeology, and the Society for the History of Technology.
Engineering Marvels: The Eads Bridge and Its 150-Year Journey
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Eads Bridge, an engineering marvel spanning the Mississippi River in St. Louis. We have a conversation with Dr. John Brown, author and professor emeritus, who shares insights about the bridge's designer, James Eads, and …