• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
TAMU logo boxed

Texas A&M Experts

  • Home
  • Experts
  • Organizations
  • Areas
  • Home
  • Experts
  • Jonathan Coopersmith
no headshot

Contact

  • j-coopersmith@tamu.edu
  • 979-845-7151
  • Website
  • Research Profile

Jonathan Coopersmith

Professor of History

History

College of Arts & Sciences

Contact

  • j-coopersmith@tamu.edu
  • 979-845-7151
  • Website
  • Research Profile

Biography

In his research, he emphasizes that technology cannot be viewed simply in a national context, but must be understood in a larger international context in his teaching and research. His FAXED: The Rise and Fall of the Fax Machine (Johns Hopkins, 2015) weaves a Möbius strip of a tale from Europe to the United States and Japan, blending invention, innovation, changing concepts of information, and the daunting challenges of commercial development. His previous research on Russian electrification demonstrated the important role of technological and cultural transfer between Germany and Russia as well as the uniquely Soviet path followed in the early 20th century. Coopersmith can comment on voting technology.

Areas of Expertise

  • ancient to modern history
  • government
  • liberal arts and humanities
  • policy
  • politics

Texas A&M in the News

Election Tips And Resources

Q&A: Texas A&M Tech Historian Reflects On 27 Years Of The Web

What Fax Machines Can Teach Us About Electric Cars

  • © Texas A&M University
  • Texas A&M Today
  • Site Policies
  • 979-845-4641
  • tamunews@tamu.edu