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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>Program in History, Anthropology, and
Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) Dissertation Defense: <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Alexander
F. G. Brown<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#3366FF;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=4 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue;font-style:italic'>Accidents,
Engineering and History at NASA: 1967-2003<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Monday, August 24, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>E51-095<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Dissertation
Committee:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>David Mindell, </span></font></b><i><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Dibner Prof. of the History
of Engineering and Manufacturing, <o:p></o:p></span></font></i></h3>
<h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><i><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Prof. of Engineering Systems, </span></font></i></b><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
normal;font-style:italic'>Director, Program in STS (Committee Chair)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>David Kaiser</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Associate Professor (STS)</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Merritt Roe Smith</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Cutten Professor of the History of Technology (STS)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
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font-family:Calibri'>-------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Karen Gardner<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>Academic Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Calibri'>MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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w:st="on">MA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02139</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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