ASM-Lehigh Valley Chapter Meeting
John Kenley Smith—The History of Technology

Thursday, May 13, 2010

TITLE:
The History of Technology

SPEAKER:
John K. Smith, Associate Professor of History - Lehigh University

SCHEDULE:
5:30-6:30 Social Hour and Registration
6:30 Dinner
~7:30 Presentation from John K. Smith

Make a reservation through the website or by calling Keith Hill at 610-208-2929. Please note that reservations should be made no later than Monday, May 10th, 2010. If you sign up and cannot attend please call Darwin Evangelista at 610-562-6673 no later than one day before the event. LVASM gets charged the cost of the meal for all no shows.

LOCATION:
Allentown Brew Works
812 West Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101
(610) 433-7777

MENU:
Hearth Baked Salmon
Baked Stuffed Manicotti
Ribeye Steak

All dinners include a garden salad and chocolate cake for dessert.
Coffee, Hot Tea, Iced Tea, and soft drinks are also included.
There will be a cash bar starting at 5:30 PM.

COST:
$20 for members and their guests $15 for students & retired members

DIRECTIONS:
The Allentown Brew Works is located at 812 West Hamilton Street in Allentown. Free parking is available after 5:00 in the Farr Parking Lot. As you pass the Brew Works on Hamilton Street, turn left on 8th Street. Go 1/2 block and turn left into the Farr parking lot.

BIO:
Professor Smith, trained both as an engineer and a historian, specializes in the history of technology and business history. His research interests focus on the history of industrial research and development and the chemical industry. He is co-author of Science and Corporate Strategy: DuPont R&D, 1902-1980, and he has published articles in Technology and Culture, and Science.