D. Graham Burnett
D. Graham Burnett is an American historian of science and writer. He is a professor at Princeton University[1] and an editor at Cabinet magazine, based in Brooklyn, New York. Burnett received his B.A. in History (Program in History of Science) from Princeton University and his M.Phil and Ph.D (History and Philosophy of Science) from Cambridge University, Trinity College.
Awards and Recognition
- 2013-2014 Guggenheim Fellow[2]
- Andrew W. Mellon Foundation “New Directions” Fellowship, 2009-2011[3]
- Hermalyn Prize in Urban History, Bronx Historical Society, 2008
- New York City Book Award, New York Society Library, 2007[4]
- Howard Foundation Fellowship in the History of Science, 2005-2006[5][6]
- Christian Gauss Fund University Preceptorship, Princeton University, 2004-2007
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, 2003-2004
- Cullman Fellow, New York Public Library, Center for Scholars and Writers, 1999-2000[7][8]
- Nebenzahl Prize in the History of Cartography, Newberry Library, Chicago, 1999
- U.S. Marshall Scholarship, 1993-1995
- Moses Taylor Pyne Prize, highest undergraduate award at Princeton University, 1993[9][10]
- Salutatorian, Princeton University Class of 1993, gave Latin address at Commencement, 1993
Works
- The Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century University of Chicago Press. January 2012. ISBN 9780226100579
- Trying Leviathan Princeton University Press. November 2007.
- A Trial By Jury Knopf. September 2001; Japanese edition, 2006.
- Descartes and the Hyperbolic Quest: Lens-Making in the Seventeenth Century American Philosophical Society, Transactions series. Vol. 95 (3): 2005.
- Masters of All They Surveyed: Exploration, Geography, and a British El Dorado University of Chicago Press. September 2000. ISBN 9780226081212
References
- ↑ "Princeton University History Department". Princeton University History Department. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "D. Graham Burnett - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "New Directions Fellowships — The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation". The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "The New York City Book Awards 2007 — New York Society Library". The New York Society Library. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Previous Fellows — George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation". George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ Bartus, Tom (28 April 2003). "Princeton University - Burnett wins Howard Foundation Fellowship". News at Princeton. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ "Center for Scholars and Writers". New York Public Library. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ Richardson, Lynda (2 July 2000). "My Favorite Things, Part II". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 93. Google Books: Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 93 (Princeton Alumni Weekly). 24 March 1993. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- ↑ Richardson, Lynda (2 July 2000). "My Favorite Things, Part II". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
External links
- Interview in the The Boston Globe
- D. Graham Burnett
- An index of Cabinet magazine contributions
- Lecture on natural history and systematics, Smithsonian Institution. 2008.