Edward Jones-Imhotep
@ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
Historian of science and technology | Professor @ University of Toronto | Director @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social | New book - The Broken Machine: Histories of Technology, Social Order, and the Self @mitpress.bsky.social
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It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
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Professor @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social ’s The Broken Machine explores how technological breakdown, from railway accidents to Cold War malfunctions, shaped ideas about social order, responsibility, and the modern self. An open-access book from @mitpress.bsky.social 📚 mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
September 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Professor @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social ’s The Broken Machine explores how technological breakdown, from railway accidents to Cold War malfunctions, shaped ideas about social order, responsibility, and the modern self. An open-access book from @mitpress.bsky.social 📚 mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
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Now also a paid part-time *graduate student* internship @ Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics working on American Women's History Museum project to make scientific work of 19th-& early 20th-century women more findable & accessible
Deadline: October 5, 2026
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Deadline: October 5, 2026
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September 16, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Now also a paid part-time *graduate student* internship @ Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics working on American Women's History Museum project to make scientific work of 19th-& early 20th-century women more findable & accessible
Deadline: October 5, 2026
#HPS
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Deadline: October 5, 2026
#HPS
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Trying so hard to not shout BUT OUR BOOK COVER IS UP SO I CAN FINALLY POINT YOU ALL TO THE MOST GRATIFYING COLLABORATIVE PROJECT EVER. @emilypawley.bsky.social
Head over on Nov 17th for the OA version &/or NOW to preorder it: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205625...
#envhist #envhum #hisSTM #skystorians
Head over on Nov 17th for the OA version &/or NOW to preorder it: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205625...
#envhist #envhum #hisSTM #skystorians
A Historian's Handbook for Saving the World
The work of historians is vital to this moment. As climate debates shift from “believing the science” to fighting for the massive changes needed ...
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September 11, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Trying so hard to not shout BUT OUR BOOK COVER IS UP SO I CAN FINALLY POINT YOU ALL TO THE MOST GRATIFYING COLLABORATIVE PROJECT EVER. @emilypawley.bsky.social
Head over on Nov 17th for the OA version &/or NOW to preorder it: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205625...
#envhist #envhum #hisSTM #skystorians
Head over on Nov 17th for the OA version &/or NOW to preorder it: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205625...
#envhist #envhum #hisSTM #skystorians
I'm very lucky to have had my book included in @mitpress.bsky.social's 2026 Direct to Open initiative, which helps make research openly available worldwide. So glad to see the new cycle just announced and hope to see more libraries join. mitpress.mit.edu/the-mit-pres...
The MIT Press thanks its library partners for a successful 2026 with Direct to Open (D2O) and looks ahead to the next funding cycle image
Direct to Open is the MIT Press's bold, innovative model for open access to scholarship and knowledge.
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September 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I'm very lucky to have had my book included in @mitpress.bsky.social's 2026 Direct to Open initiative, which helps make research openly available worldwide. So glad to see the new cycle just announced and hope to see more libraries join. mitpress.mit.edu/the-mit-pres...
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This is a brilliant new book by @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
#sts #histtech
#sts #histtech
July 17, 2026 at 6:11 PM
This is a brilliant new book by @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
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Want some summer reading? How about a "book about books about computing"??
I have a new book out via @mitpress.bsky.social
Details at: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
I have a new book out via @mitpress.bsky.social
Details at: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
June 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Want some summer reading? How about a "book about books about computing"??
I have a new book out via @mitpress.bsky.social
Details at: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
I have a new book out via @mitpress.bsky.social
Details at: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255348...
#HistSci #Computing #History #Books 🗃️
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New PSA @philsci.bsky.social newsletter is out:
*International Syllabus Award 🌎
*PSA Philosophy of Science & Race Prize (due June 15‼️)
*PSA26 UPSS Session
*PSA26 Outreach & Engagement Award
*PSA Election 🗳️
*PSA Travel Grants for graduate students ✈️
& more... #philsci
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*International Syllabus Award 🌎
*PSA Philosophy of Science & Race Prize (due June 15‼️)
*PSA26 UPSS Session
*PSA26 Outreach & Engagement Award
*PSA Election 🗳️
*PSA Travel Grants for graduate students ✈️
& more... #philsci
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June 1, 2026 at 10:46 PM
New PSA @philsci.bsky.social newsletter is out:
*International Syllabus Award 🌎
*PSA Philosophy of Science & Race Prize (due June 15‼️)
*PSA26 UPSS Session
*PSA26 Outreach & Engagement Award
*PSA Election 🗳️
*PSA Travel Grants for graduate students ✈️
& more... #philsci
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*International Syllabus Award 🌎
*PSA Philosophy of Science & Race Prize (due June 15‼️)
*PSA26 UPSS Session
*PSA26 Outreach & Engagement Award
*PSA Election 🗳️
*PSA Travel Grants for graduate students ✈️
& more... #philsci
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A reminder that The Broken Machine is available open access through @mitpress.bsky.social Direct to Open platform. You can access it here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon....
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May 28, 2026 at 1:09 PM
A reminder that The Broken Machine is available open access through @mitpress.bsky.social Direct to Open platform. You can access it here: direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon....
#sts #histtech #histsci
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Congratulations to Prof. @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social on the publication of his new book with @mitpress.bsky.social 🎉
Even better: the book is available open access! We invite you all to explore this exciting research. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
Even better: the book is available open access! We invite you all to explore this exciting research. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
May 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Congratulations to Prof. @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social on the publication of his new book with @mitpress.bsky.social 🎉
Even better: the book is available open access! We invite you all to explore this exciting research. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
Even better: the book is available open access! We invite you all to explore this exciting research. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
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Riddle me this, #histSTM friends: How is a guillotine like a Gantt chart?
A: They are both case studies featured in @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social's new examination of technological breakdowns & the politics of the self, published today by @mitpress.bsky.social!
#histsci #histtech #STS #booksky 🗃️⚙️📜
A: They are both case studies featured in @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social's new examination of technological breakdowns & the politics of the self, published today by @mitpress.bsky.social!
#histsci #histtech #STS #booksky 🗃️⚙️📜
May 19, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Riddle me this, #histSTM friends: How is a guillotine like a Gantt chart?
A: They are both case studies featured in @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social's new examination of technological breakdowns & the politics of the self, published today by @mitpress.bsky.social!
#histsci #histtech #STS #booksky 🗃️⚙️📜
A: They are both case studies featured in @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social's new examination of technological breakdowns & the politics of the self, published today by @mitpress.bsky.social!
#histsci #histtech #STS #booksky 🗃️⚙️📜
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Edward Jones-Imhotep, The Broken Machine: Histories of Technology, Social Order, and the Self - @mitpress.bsky.social, May 2026 (print and open access)
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mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334... @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
The Broken Machine
The Broken Machine explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic World. Edward Jones-Imhotep rev...
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May 20, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Edward Jones-Imhotep, The Broken Machine: Histories of Technology, Social Order, and the Self - @mitpress.bsky.social, May 2026 (print and open access)
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334... @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334... @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
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This looks *fantastic*! Can’t wait to dig in, big congrats @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
#sts #histtech
#sts #histtech
May 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This looks *fantastic*! Can’t wait to dig in, big congrats @ejonesimhotep.bsky.social
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Sounds like a fun but thoughtful read for my business history colleagues.
It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
#sts #histtech
#sts #histtech
May 19, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Sounds like a fun but thoughtful read for my business history colleagues.
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A cultural history of technological breakdown, social order, and the self reveals how machines breaking down shaped modern identity and values in the Atlantic World: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
May 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM
A cultural history of technological breakdown, social order, and the self reveals how machines breaking down shaped modern identity and values in the Atlantic World: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
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New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇
May 19, 2026 at 1:16 PM
New this week from the MIT Press. Congratulations authors! 📚👇
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Holy heck the way we just got excited about the blurb alone here at ye olde Mark Twain House.
It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
#sts #histtech
#sts #histtech
May 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Holy heck the way we just got excited about the blurb alone here at ye olde Mark Twain House.
It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
#sts #histtech
#sts #histtech
May 19, 2026 at 1:57 PM
It's publication day for The Broken Machine (@mitpress.bsky.social)! The book explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic, revealing how failing technologies have also shaped our world. mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
#sts #histtech
#sts #histtech
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If you're not yet a mentee in the Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars (UPSS) Mentoring Program & interested in developing talk to submit for UPSS Session at PSA Meeting, please request a mentor by June 1st, so time to be paired & work with a mentor:
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UPSS mentees participating in PSA UPSS Mentoring Program who are current grad students or w/in 3 years of PhD are eligible to submit a paper to be considered for presentation in UPSS Session at the PSA Biennial mtg in San Diego Nov 19-22.
Deadline August 1st, 2026
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Deadline August 1st, 2026
#HPS
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May 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
If you're not yet a mentee in the Underrepresented Philosophy of Science Scholars (UPSS) Mentoring Program & interested in developing talk to submit for UPSS Session at PSA Meeting, please request a mentor by June 1st, so time to be paired & work with a mentor:
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#HPS
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#HPS
Author copies have arrived! In The Broken Machine, I explore what happens when our technologies break. Drawing on five episodes from the modern Atlantic World, I argue that breakdowns have historically helped define who belongs to the social order and who's outside it.
#histtech #histsci #HistSTM
#histtech #histsci #HistSTM
May 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Thrilled to have galleys of my book in hand! Final corrections & index pending. Please consider preordering, gifting, & teaching. Via the archive, interviews & more I show how the crisis we face now reflects failure to listen & act on the democracy Black folks have envisioned, but we still can.
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Thrilled to have galleys of my book in hand! Final corrections & index pending. Please consider preordering, gifting, & teaching. Via the archive, interviews & more I show how the crisis we face now reflects failure to listen & act on the democracy Black folks have envisioned, but we still can.
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For this holiday weekend, here’s the mother of all #ScholarSunday threads, my epic 275th of public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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#ScholarSunday Thread 275 (5/10/26) – Black and White and Read All Over
For this holiday weekend, here’s the mother of all #ScholarSunday threads, my epic 275th of public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, shar...
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May 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
For this holiday weekend, here’s the mother of all #ScholarSunday threads, my epic 275th of public scholarly writing, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ +
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
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My book has a cover! Inventing Nadar will be out in April 2026 from @dukepress.bsky.social.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My book has a cover! Inventing Nadar will be out in April 2026 from @dukepress.bsky.social.
My new book — The Broken Machine — officially drops on May 19! Available for pre-order now.
@mitpress.bsky.social @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
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@mitpress.bsky.social @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
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The Broken Machine
The Broken Machine explores the intertwined histories of breaking machines, social order, and the self in the modern Atlantic World. Edward Jones-Imhotep rev...
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May 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
My new book — The Broken Machine — officially drops on May 19! Available for pre-order now.
@mitpress.bsky.social @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
@mitpress.bsky.social @ihpst-uoft.bsky.social
mitpress.mit.edu/978026255334...
Looking forward to speaking at Princeton next month as part of the Intersections Working Group
@princetonenglish.bsky.social. I'll be previewing some material from the new graphic novel I'm developing with
@mitpress.bsky.social
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@princetonenglish.bsky.social. I'll be previewing some material from the new graphic novel I'm developing with
@mitpress.bsky.social
....
english.princeton.edu/events/black...
The Black Androids: Writing the Technological Underground
Join Edward Jones-Imhotep, in conversation with Adriana Green, to discuss his newest book project “The Black Androids” and its adaptation into a graphic novel.Currently in development with MIT Press, ...
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March 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Looking forward to speaking at Princeton next month as part of the Intersections Working Group
@princetonenglish.bsky.social. I'll be previewing some material from the new graphic novel I'm developing with
@mitpress.bsky.social
....
english.princeton.edu/events/black...
@princetonenglish.bsky.social. I'll be previewing some material from the new graphic novel I'm developing with
@mitpress.bsky.social
....
english.princeton.edu/events/black...
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i have been doing electronics repair for a few years now and want to open it up as a service beyond my immediate community. 🌬️🫧💿 (long thread incoming)
April 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
i have been doing electronics repair for a few years now and want to open it up as a service beyond my immediate community. 🌬️🫧💿 (long thread incoming)