Patrick McCray

Patrick McCray is a Professor in the Department of History at UC Santa Barbara. His research interests are in the confluence of science and technology with politics and popular culture. Examples include: Science (physics, astronomy, and materials science mostly) and technology during the Cold War, especially nuclear and space related topics. He is also studying emerging technologies along with their cultural and political context. Professor McCray's current projects include a new book that explores the history of various exploratory technologies in the 1970s and 1980s including nanotechnology and space exploration. As part of his research on nanotechnology he also considers more recent developments in nanoelectronics. He is especially interested in how new developments in areas like quantum dots and spintronics fit into the larger history of the U.S. electronics industry. For more information visit Professor McCray's webpage.