August 9, 2018, in the Main Reading Room of the Linda Hall Library. Lee Vinsel is an Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech. He earned his PhD in History and Policy at Carnegie Mellon University and did a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University before working for five years as a professor at Stevens Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the social dimensions of technological continuity and change, with particular focus on how government influences technology. His first book manuscript, which is currently under review at an academic press, examines the history of automobile regulation in the United States from 1893 to the present to track how government action has shaped technological change over time. In 2015, Vinsel co-founded The Maintainers, a global, interdisciplinary research network that focuses on the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of technologies, rather than on traditional topics like invention and innovation. He earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Illinois at Urbana champaign and an MS in History and Policy from the Carnegie Mellon University.

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