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Edward Jones-Imhotep is a historian of the social and cultural life of machines and currently a Professor and Director of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (IHPST) at the University of Toronto’s Victoria College. He is on leave as Director during 2025-26 but remains an active faculty member.
- PhD, Harvard University
- Co-editor, MIT Press’s Inside Technology series
- Visiting Professor, University of Paris (Panthéon-Assas)
- Co-founder, Toronto TechnoScience Salon
His research explores the historical boundaries between technology and nature, and the relationship between machines and the self, with a focus on underrepresented histories such as the Black technological self, technological underground, and failures of technology. His work bridges Science and Technology Studies (STS), History of the Modern Physical Sciences, History of Technology, and Cultural History of Technology.
Notable trends in his articles include analyses of automata, AI, and mechanical failures from the 19th to 21st centuries, alongside interdisciplinary inquiries into race, ethics, and the Cold War. He frequently collaborates with scholars like William Turkel and Tina Adcock.
- 2018: Sidney Edelstein Prize for The Unreliable Nation
- 2017: Abbot Payson Usher Prize for “Malleability and Machines”
Edward co-edits the Inside Technology series and engages with public discourse through the TechnoScience Salon. His projects, such as The Black Androids, connect historical technological narratives to contemporary debates in robotics and AI. Labs and teams include the IHPST and the TechnoScience Salon, which facilitate humanities-based science and technology discussions.
