"The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History"

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Place: Hagley Library, Copeland Room

David Kirsch will discuss his book on automobiles, which considers the relationship of technology, society and the environment. He will explain why the gasoline engine became the dominant propulsion device of electric engines--and why a given technology's superiority over another cannot be determined without taking into account the social context. Kirsch is Associate Professor in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.