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Loren R. Graham

Born: 06/29/1933   Hymera , IN
Parents: Ross R. and Hazel Mae Graham
Spouse: Patricia Graham
Children: Marguerite
Address(es):
Summer :
Old North Lighthouse, Grand Island
Munising , MI 49862
USA
Winter :
7 Francis Avenue
Cambridge , MA 02138
USA
Contact Information:
Phone : (617) 491-1616
Email : lrg.mit.edu
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Lonely ideas : can Russia compete? Non Fiction Adult Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press 2013
Death at the lighthouse : a Grand Island riddle Michigan History , True Crime Adult Traverse City, MI : Arbutus Press 2013
Naming infinity : a true story of religious mysticism and mathematical creativity
- Co-authored with Jean-Michel Kantor. 		Non Fiction Adult Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2009
Science in the new Russia : crisis, aid, reform
- Co-authored with Irina Dezhina. 		Non Fiction Adult Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press 2008
Grand Island and its families : our GIA story, 1883-2007
- Co-editor: Katherine Geffine Carlson 		Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Munising, Mich.] : Grand Island Association 2007
Moscow Stories Non Fiction , Short Stories , Travel Adult Bloomington : Indiana University Press 2006
What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience? Non Fiction Adult Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press 1998
Image of A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa Non Fiction , Michigan History Adult Washington, D.C. : Island Press/University of California Press 1995 -1998
Science in Russia and the Soviet Union: a Short History Non Fiction , History Adult Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 1993
The Ghost of the Executed Engineer : technology and the fall of the Soviet Union Non Fiction Adult Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press 1993 -1996
Science and the Soviet Social Order
- Editor 		Non Fiction Adult Cambridge, Mass. : Harverd University Press 1990
Science, Philosophy and Human Behavior in the Soviet Union Non Fiction , History Adult New York : Columbia University Press 1987
- Other books and articles too numerous to mention. Non Fiction

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
On lighthouses, or on history of Upper Peninsula.

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Awards:

Name Date
Russian Academy of Sciences
-  for "contributions to the history of science" 		2012
Follo Award of Michigan Historical Society 2000
George Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society 1996
Doctor of Humane Letters (D.H.L.); Purdue University 1986
Finalist for National Book Award
Honorable Mention for the Annual Award for Excellence by the Association of American Publishers
Stuart D. and Venice Gross Award for Excellence in Literature

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Who's Who in America

Memberships:

Name Date
American Philosophical Society
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Russian Academy of Natural Science

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)- History Columbia University New York , NY 1964
Master of Arts (M. A.) in History Columbia University New York , NY 1960
Bachelor of Science (B. S.)in Chemical Engineering Purdue University West Lafayette , IN 1955

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Visiting Professor, History of Science Harvard University Cambridge , MA 1986 -2000
Professor of History of Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge , MA 1978
Professor of History Columbia University New York , NY 1967 -1978
Assistant Professor Indiana University Bloomington , IN 1964 -1967

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