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David Hochfelder
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Areas of expertise:
History of U.S. business and technology; public history; history of information technology; history of the telegraph; Thomas Edison; electric power; savings and investment
History of U.S. business and technology; public history; history of information technology; history of the telegraph; Thomas Edison; electric power; savings and investment
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(518) 442-4806
Biography:
An electrical engineer turned historian, Hochfelder specializes in the history of U.S. business and technology. He also helps administer UAlbany's public history program. Before joining UAlbany, Hochfelder served as a research historian at the Thomas Edison Papers. He is currently writing a book-length history of the telegraph industry and his next project will be a social history of savings and investment. He has appeared in two episodes of the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" series.
An electrical engineer turned historian, Hochfelder specializes in the history of U.S. business and technology. He also helps administer UAlbany's public history program. Before joining UAlbany, Hochfelder served as a research historian at the Thomas Edison Papers. He is currently writing a book-length history of the telegraph industry and his next project will be a social history of savings and investment. He has appeared in two episodes of the History Channel's "Modern Marvels" series.
