Asif Siddiqi

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Historian, Professor, Guggenheim Fellowship (2016)
history of science and technology, space history, Soviet history, history of the Gulag, global histories of science, pop music (esp post-punk), history of secrecy
Asif SiddiqiFeb 15, 2023
Totally hypothetical, but if for some reason, someone from SpaceX contacted you to ask you for a copy of your book about the history of space stuff because they might want to be aware of the lessons of the past, what would you do? Hypothetically. #histodons #spacex
Show threadAsif SiddiqiJan 25, 2023
@LeapingRobot Wow. That's quite an artifact of its time. Had no idea such a thing existed! And now I can't unsee it....
Asif SiddiqiJan 24, 2023
Just indignantly recalled a book from the library that I earlier borrowed myself. #histodons #academiclife
Show threadAsif SiddiqiJan 19, 2023
@LeapingRobot The paper was co-authored by people in "entrepreneurship and strategic management" (i.e., business school), and no actual historian (let alone a historian of science and technology) contributed to this. So it is immediately suspect in my view.
Asif SiddiqiJan 14, 2023
Patrick McCrayJan 13, 2023

A reminder that Kate McDonald, Asif Siddiqi, and I edit a book series for Johns Hopkins on the history of technology.

It features books with a global scope that showcase diverse topics and approaches, along with those that combine history of technology with the history of science, medicine, and the environment.

If you have a proposal or mss that would fit the series, let us know...

https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/series/johns-hopkins-studies-history-technology

#HistSTM

Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology | Hopkins Press

Asif SiddiqiJan 11, 2023
Beginning of classes coming like a freight train directly headed to me #histodons #teaching #pedagogy
Asif SiddiqiJan 11, 2023
Aaron BatemanJan 11, 2023

RT @[email protected]

In my latest @[email protected] article, I explore the complexities surrounding the use of highly classified reconnaissance satellites for arms control monitoring during the Cold War. I also delve into the secrecy of the US reconnaissance satellite program.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2022.2161522

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/aaronbateman22/status/1612409622739968000

Trust but verify: Satellite reconnaissance, secrecy and arms control during the Cold War

During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union implemented multiple arms control treaties that depended on National Technical Means (NTM) for verification. Since NTM included covert sa...

Taylor & Francis
Show threadAsif SiddiqiJan 10, 2023
@skut I think Mark's point (and I'm not sure I entirely agree with him) is that we live in a world that makes it impossible to think of an alternative.
Asif SiddiqiJan 10, 2023
Mark Fisher thoughts on (1) capitalism and belief; and (2) on the movie 'Wall-E' #markfisher #capitalistrealism #wall-e #histodons #histodon
Asif SiddiqiJan 4, 2023
Wrote 558 words for the book today. A bit of a slog #thewritinglife #histodons