Pulitzer Prize for History
1 appearances
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Edition 70 (1988) Winner
Robert V. Bruce
ロバート・ブース
Robāto V. Burūsu
Aliases:
Robert Vance Bruce
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1923-12-19 （Malden, Massachusetts）
- Died
- 2008-01-15 （Olympia, Washington） age 84
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Historian
- Active Years
- 1956-2008
- Affiliations
- Boston University, University of Bridgeport, Lawrence Academy at Groton, University of Wisconsin
- Memberships
- President of the Lincoln Group of Boston (1969–74), Fellow of the Society of American Historians (1974)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Hampshire | — | Mechanical Engineering | B.S. | — | United States |
| Boston University | — | History | M.A., Ph.D. | — | United States |
University of New Hampshire
Mechanical Engineering
Degree:
B.S.
Country:
United States
Boston University
History
Degree:
M.A., Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Pulitzer Prize for History | The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876 | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Guggenheim Fellow | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1966 | Huntington Library Fellow | — | — | Huntington Library | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for History
1988
Work:
The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellow
1957
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Huntington Library Fellow
1966
Organization:
Huntington Library
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876
1987 HistoryA history of the development of modern American science from 1846 to 1876.
American Science History19th Century
Lincoln and the Tools of War
1956 HistoryLincoln and military technology during the Civil War.
American Civil WarAbraham Lincoln
Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude
1973 BiographyBiography of Alexander Graham Bell.
InventorDeaf Education
Bibliography
- Lincoln and the Tools of War (1956)
- 1877: Year of Violence (1959)
- Two Roads to Plenty: An Analysis of American History (1964)
- Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude (1973)
- Alexander Graham Bell: Teacher of the Deaf (1974)
- Lincoln and the Riddle of Death (1981)
- The Launching of Modern American Science, 1846–1876 (1987)
- The Historian's Lincoln: Rebuttals (1988, with Gabor Boritt)
- The Shadow of A Coming War (1989)
- Lincoln, the War President: The Gettysburg Lectures (1992, with Gabor Boritt)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed archival research-based narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- American Civil WarLincolnHistory of Science
Legacy
American historian specializing in the Civil War, Pulitzer Prize winner.
Trivia
- Known for plagiarism controversy involving James A. Mackay.