W. Patrick McCray
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W. Patrick McCray (b. 1967) is a historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He researches, writes about, and teaches the history of science and the history of technology.
McCray is the author of three books and over twenty articles which appeared in national and international journals. His first book detailed the history of Venetian glass technology during the Renaissance. More recently, he used the story of the Gemini Observatory to explore the politics and technologies associated with astronomers' efforts to build modern giant telescopes[1]. He has also written about science and technology, especially amateur scientists, during the Cold War. His work typically focuses on the intersection of scientific communities with politics, policy, and popular culture. Princeton University Press published his most recent book on Operation Moonwatch (Keep Watching the Skies! The Story of Operation Moonwatch and the Dawn of the Space Age) in April 2008.
