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University of Maine professor Howard Segal addressed a small group Thursday night on the topic of his new book, “Recasting the Machine Age.”
Segal, a professor of history at UMaine, began his study on the topic in 1980, when he lived and worked in Michigan.
“I came across this many years ago,” he said, “particularly while doing research in Dearborn, Mich.”
He said that there was an abundant amount of materials on his topic at the Henry Ford archives, but little had been done on it. So he decided to take it upon himself to write a book on the topic. Twenty-five years later he published it.
“Of course, bowling was and remains my calling,” he said. He added that he had children along the way as well.
He did publish his first article on it in 1988. At that point, Segal was 13 years removed from Princeton, where he received his doctorate. He has been a professor at UMaine since 1980.
He has published other books, including “Technological Utopianism in American Culture,” “Technology in America: A Brief History” and “Future Imperfect: The Mixed Blessings of Technology in America.”
