Doctoral Dissertation Research in History of Technology

这项拨款支持莫林·奥格尔女士的工作，她在马库斯博士的指导下，正在进行关于“私人空间，公共卫生：1840-1900年美国家庭管道的社会和技术史”的论文研究。这是一项关于美国家庭管道的研究，重点是：(1)19世纪家庭卫生技术和技术变化；(2)技术与其社会文化背景之间的关系。奥格尔女士正在研究19世纪建筑师的工作计划（蓝图），这些计划（蓝图）存放在新英格兰文物保护协会和波士顿公共图书馆。她还研究了国家医学图书馆、国会图书馆和波士顿公共图书馆中与公共卫生有关的大量市政文件、条例和报告。这有望成为对美国文化和技术创新互动方式的一次理想考察。

This grant supports the work of Ms. Maureen Ogle, who, under the direction of Dr. Marcus, is undertaking dissertation research on "Private Spaces, Public Health: A Social and Technological History of American Household Plumbing, 1840-1900." This is a study of American household plumbing that focuses on (1) the technology of household sanitation and changes in technology in the nineteenth century; and (2) the relationship between technology and its social and cultural context. Ms. Ogle is examining nineteenth century architects' working plans (blueprints) housed at the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities and at the Boston Public Library. She is also examining the extensive holdings of municipal documents, ordinances, and reports related to public health held at the National Library of Medicine, the Library of Congress and the Boston Public Library. This promises to be an ideal examination of the way culture and technological innovation interact in America.