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Nathan Kapoor

Assistant Professor
History
Office
Schroeder Hall - SCH 317
Office Hours
Monday: 10:00-11:00 AM

Thursday: 1:00-2:00 PM

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Biography

Nathan Kapoor is an Assistant Professor of History at Illinois State University, where he teaches courses in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine. Professor Kapoor received his Ph.D. in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine from the University of Oklahoma in 2019.

Current Courses

102.001Modern Western Civilization

102.002Modern Western Civilization

402.001Seminar In European History

300.002Senior Seminar In History

Teaching Interests & Areas

Energy History, Science and Technology Studies, Medical Humanities, Colonialism, and Engineering History

Research Interests & Areas

History of Electric Power Systems, New Zealand, British Empire, and Indigenous Studies

PhD

University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

MA

University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

BS

Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee

Book Review

Kapoor, N. Wind and Power in the Anthropocene. Technology and Culture (2020): 686-689.

Book, Chapter

Kapoor, N. Energy and Empire. Andrew Goss (EDs), Routledge History of Science and Empire. Routledge University Press (2021)

Journal Article

Kapoor, N. "Who Has Seen the Wind": Imagining Wind Power for the Generation of Electricity in Victorian Britain”. Technology and Culture 60.2: 467-493.

Other

Hale, P., Neswald, E., & Kapoor, N. Edited Volume of Correspondences (2021)

Presentations

Empowering Colonialism: Electrification in New Zealand. BEECon Seminar. ISU Biology Department. (2023)
"Me a Scholar". "3 Minute Thesis" Style Colloquium for the Science Studies Initiative. Science Studies Initiative. (2023)
Seismic Shifts: The Wairakei Power Station and New Zealand's Energy (Re)Transition. Annual Meeting of the American Society for Environmental History. (2022)
Just Steam: Geothermal Energy and Indigenous Resource Reclamation in the Anthropocene. Annual Meeting of the Society for the History of Technology. (2021)
Neglected Terms: The Strange Relationship between Energy and Language. Annual Meeting of the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts. (2021)