Adrienne W. Kolb is an American
historian of science
The history of science covers the development of science from ancient times to the present. It encompasses all three major branches of science: natural, social, and formal.
Science's earliest roots can be traced to Ancient Egypt and Meso ...
who worked for many years as the archivist and historian at
Fermilab
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), located just outside Batavia, Illinois, near Chicago, is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory specializing in high-energy particle physics. Since 2007, Fermilab has been operat ...
.
Education and career
Kolb studied history at the
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...
, graduating in 1972. She came to Fermilab as an assistant to
Lillian Hoddeson
Lillian Hartman Hoddeson (born 20 December 1940, in New York City) is an American historian of science, specializing in the history of physics and technology during the 2nd half of the 20th century.
Education and career
Hoddeson received in 1957 a ...
in 1983, and retired in 2015.
Books
With Hoddeson and
Catherine Westfall, Kolb is the coauthor of the book ''Fermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience'' (University of Chicago Press, 2008).
With Hoddeson and Michael Riordan, Kolb is the coauthor of ''Tunnel Visions: The Rise and Fall of the Superconducting Super Collider'' (University of Chicago Press, 2015).
Personal life
Kolb is married to
Edward ("Rocky") Kolb, a professor of physics at the
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...
.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American historians of science
American women historians
University of New Orleans alumni
21st-century American women