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Education
- Degree: D.Phil.
- Year: 1985
- Institution and Location
  Oxford University, Oxford, UK
- Major Discipline
  Modern History
- Degree: A.B.
- Year: 1978
- Institution and Location
  Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Major Discipline
  History and Philosophy of Science Program

Jonathan C. Coopersmith

Professor, Department of History

Department(s): History
Campus: Texas A&M University

Contact Information

Phone: 979-845-7151
E-mail: j-coopersmith@tamu.edu

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Research Topic(s)

Energy economics; Energy law and policy; Energy security; History of energy; History of technology; Science, technology, and innovation policy

Research Summary

Failure is a normal if undesired factor in the development and deployment of technologies. My historical research has two broad components: technology maturity assessment and fraud and froth in emerging technologies. A major challenge for anyone developing or making decisions about a complex technology is assessing the maturity of competing subtechnologies. The emergence of a publicized and promoted technology, such as fracking, normally attracts fraudulent and frothy firms lured by the attention and investments accompanying the new technology. These firms are a ‘scam tax’ on legitimate businesses in the form of regulation, due diligence, lost investments, and reputational damage.

Professional Background

2016-Present	Professor, Department of History, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1995-2016	Associate Professor, Department of History, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
1988-1995	Assistant Professor, Department of History, Texas A&M University
2019, Jan-Feb	Visiting Professor, School for the Future of Science in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2018 Fall	Visiting Research Professor, Centre for the History of Science, Technology & Medicine, King’s College, London, UK
2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Lecturer/Researcher, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
1987 Summer	Visiting Assistant Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA

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