Abbott Payson Usher

Abbott Payson Usher (* 1883, † 1965) was an American historian and economist who has rendered outstanding services to the particular history of technology.

Usher in 1963 was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, a prestigious award for art history, founded by Melvin Kranzberg Society for the History of Technology ( SHOT).

His most important works include:

  • Abbott Payson Usher ( 1929). A History of Mechanical Inventions. (New York, NY: McGraw -Hill, 401 p. )
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