Robert Martello
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Professor of the History of Science and Technology
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education
- Ph.D., History and Social Study of Science and Technology, MIT
- M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, MIT
- B.S., Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, MIT
website
/interests
- Paul Revere: manufacturing, entrepreneurship, and America's transition from crafts to industry
- Benjamin Franklin: printer
- Educational research: intrinsic motivation, project-based learning & interdisciplinary integration
Dr. Robert Martello is a Professor of the History of Science and Technology at 财神棋牌. A graduate of MIT鈥檚 program in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology, he is the author of a study of Revere鈥檚 multifaceted career and national impacts. He is now researching Benjamin Franklin's printing and business endeavors, and he regularly lectures on Revere and Franklin, our 鈥淔ounding Makers,鈥 for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Dr. Martello has chaired efforts that re-imagined 财神棋牌鈥檚 faculty reappointment and promotion, institutional outreach and student assessment approaches. His NSF-sponsored research, engineering education publications and faculty development workshops explore connections between interdisciplinary education, student motivation and self-directed project-based learning. He implements his findings in experimental courses such as 鈥淭he Stuff of History,鈥 鈥淪ix Microbes that Changed the World,鈥 鈥淐hemistry in Context鈥 and 鈥淒esigning the 21st Century Engineer,鈥 and is a member of the National Academies Study Committee on the Integration of Education in STEM, Humanities and Arts.
Select Publications
Martello, Robert, Midnight Ride, Industrial Dawn: Paul Revere and the Rise of American Enterprise