Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2022) Winner
Jacob Darwin Hamblin
ジェイコブ・ダーウィン・ハンブリン
Jacobu Dāwin Hamurin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1974-09-17
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Paris, France → Los Angeles, California, United States → Long Beach, California, United States → Clemson, South Carolina, United States → Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor of history
- Active Years
- 1995-2024
- Affiliations
- Oregon State University
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kent | — | History | Diploma | — | United Kingdom |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | — | History | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | — | History | M.A. | — | United States |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | — | History | Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of Kent
History
Degree:
Diploma
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United Kingdom
University of California, Santa Barbara
History
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
University of California, Santa Barbara
History
Degree:
M.A.
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
University of California, Santa Barbara
History
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
Thesis: Oceanography and International Cooperation during the Early Cold War
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Paul Birdsall Prize | Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize | Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Oregon Book Award | The Wretched Atom: America's Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology | 一般ノンフィクション | Literary Arts | 受賞 |
Paul Birdsall Prize
2014
Work:
Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism
Result:
受賞
Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize
2016
Work:
Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism
Result:
受賞
Oregon Book Award
2021
Work:
The Wretched Atom: America's Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology
Category:
一般ノンフィクション
Organization:
Literary Arts
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism
2013 History of scienceExplores the weaponization of the environment during the Cold War and the birth of catastrophic environmentalism.
Environmental historyMilitary technology
The Wretched Atom: America's Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology
2021 History of scienceExamines America's promotion of peaceful nuclear technology globally and its risks.
Nuclear historyInternational relations
Bibliography
- Science in the Early Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia (2005)
- Poison in the Well: Radioactive Waste in the Oceans at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age (2008)
- Oceanographers and the Cold War: Disciples of Marine Science (2011)
- Arming Mother Nature: The Birth of Catastrophic Environmentalism (2013)
- The Wretched Atom: America's Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology (2021)
Legacy
American professor of history specializing in international aspects of science, technology, and the global environment. Author of five books with multiple prestigious awards.