Nathan Reingold

Background

Nathan Reingold was born on the 23rd of March, 1927 in New York City, New York, United States, the son of Benjamin and Fanny Reingold.

Education

Nathan Reingold attended New York University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947 and a Master of Arts degree in 1948. He completed a Doctor of Philosophy in American Civilization at the University of Pennsylvania in 1951.

Career

Nathan Reingold joined the staff at the National Archives where he served from 1951 to 1959. From 1959 to 1966, he was a specialist in the history of science at the Library of Congress.

Finally, in 1966, Nathan joined the Smithsonian, first as editor of the Joseph Henry Papers, then, beginning in 1985, as a senior historian of the National Museum of American History. He retired in 1993. From 1993 to 1995 he was a Visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Reingold edited several books about the history of science in America, including "Science in Nineteenth-Century America: A Documentary History" in 1964 and "The Sciences in the American Context: New Perspectives" in 1979, as well as authoring "Science, American Style" in 1991.

Achievements

• Nathan Reingold was particularly known as the editor of several books on history. He was listed as a noteworthy historian by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Science in Nineteenth-Century America: A Documentary History

    (Combining well-chosen correspondence of scientists with h...)

    1964
  • Science, American Style

    (For thirty years, Nathan Reingold has been exploring the ...)

    1991
  • The Sciences in the American Context: New Perspectives 1979

Membership

Nathan Reingold was a member of Rockefeller Archive Center, History Science Society, Society History Technology, Association Documentary Editing, Cosmos, Phi Beta Kappa.

• Council member

  Rockefeller Archive Center , United States

  1973 - 1982

• Council

  History of Science Society , United States

  1964 - 1967

• Advisory council

  Society of History Technology , United States

  1962 - 1965

• Director publications

  Association of Documentary Editing , United States

  1980 - 1981

• Phi Beta Kappa , United States

  1966 - 1969

Connections

Nathan Reingold was married twice. His first wife was Ida Hornstein. Together they had two children, Matthew H. and Nicholas F. His second marriage was to Ellen Miles.

Father:

Benjamin Reingold

Mother:

Fanny Reingold

late wife:

Ida Hornstein

Wife:

Ellen Miles

Son:

Nicholas F. Reingold

Son:

Matthew H. Reingold