{"403191":{"#nid":"403191","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Seminar Room Dedicated to Melvin Kranzberg","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThrough the generous support of the B \u0026amp; B Stern Foundation, the Melvin Kranzberg Seminar Room has been established in the Old Civil Engineering Building (Old CE), home of the School of History, Technology, and Society (HTS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKranzberg served as a Georgia Tech faculty member from 1972 to 1988\u0026nbsp;and was instrumental in the establishment of HTS and development of the field. He founded the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.historyoftechnology.org\/\u0022\u003ESociety for the History of Technology\u003C\/a\u003E and served as the first editor of its journal, \u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.press.jhu.edu\/journals\/technology_and_culture\/\u0022\u003ETechnology and Culture\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E. The Melvin Kranzberg Chair in the History of Technology in HTS is endowed in his honor.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPresent for the dedication were donor Reed Catlett \u003Cem\u003E(photo center),\u003C\/em\u003E a member of the Kranzberg family and a trustee of the Foundation; HTS Chair Steve Usselman \u003Cem\u003E(right)\u003C\/em\u003E; and John Stern, director of the B \u0026amp; B Stern Foundation and a member of the Ivan Allen College Advisory Board. Stern has lectured in the seminar room about his experiences fostering innovation in the global apparel industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/faculty-and-staff\/staff\/royster\u0022\u003EDean Jacqueline J. Royster\u003C\/a\u003E observed that the seminar room, formerly room #104, is the essence of HTS, the place where students and faculty interact to share the latest research and entertain visitors from around the globe. The room is affectionately called \u0026ldquo;The Mel\u0026rdquo; and is the site for the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.hts.gatech.edu\/speakers\u0022\u003EHTS Speaker Series\u003C\/a\u003E and other seminar events.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFormally dedicated during the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-and-events\/IACday\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College Day\u003C\/a\u003E celebration on April 7, the room showcases\u0026nbsp;a photograph of Dr. Kranzberg, a dedication plaque, and framed presentation of Kranzberg\u0026#39;s Laws.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EKranzberg\u0026#39;s Laws\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1) Technology is neither bad nor good; nor is it neutral\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2) Invention is the mother of necessity\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n3) Technology comes in packages big and small\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n4) Although technology might be a prime element in many public issues, nontechnical factors take precedence in technology policy decisions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n5) All history is relevant, but the history of technology is most relevant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n6) Technology is a very human activity - and so is the history of technology.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPhoto: John Stern, Reed Catlett, HTS Chair Steve Usselman\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThrough the generous support of the B \u0026amp; B Stern Foundation, the Melvin Kranzberg Seminar Room has been established in the Old Civil Engineering Building (Old CE), home of the School of History, Technology, and Society (HTS).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"HTS conference room named for influential professor"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2015-05-08 14:59:01","changed_gmt":"2019-02-08 20:00:24","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-05-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"403171":{"id":"403171","type":"image","title":"Kranzberg Seminar Room","body":null,"created":"1449252000","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:00:00","changed":"1475895124","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:04","alt":"Kranzberg Seminar Room","file":{"fid":"76038","name":"kranzbergroomdedication500.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kranzbergroomdedication500_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kranzbergroomdedication500_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":59100,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kranzbergroomdedication500_0.jpg?itok=WHSrCASN"}},"403181":{"id":"403181","type":"image","title":"Kranzberg\u0027s Laws","body":null,"created":"1449252000","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 18:00:00","changed":"1475895124","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:52:04","alt":"Kranzberg\u0027s Laws","file":{"fid":"76039","name":"kranzbergs_laws500.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kranzbergs_laws500_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/kranzbergs_laws500_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":43899,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/kranzbergs_laws500_0.jpg?itok=fn2dHtBM"}}},"media_ids":["403171","403181"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"2000","name":"Dedication"},{"id":"4728","name":"donor"},{"id":"2518","name":"hts"},{"id":"125771","name":"Melvin Kranzberg"},{"id":"126101","name":"room"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}