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January 01 2013
The United States in World War II: Scientists, Engineers, Designers
Victor Margolin
Victor Margolin
Victor Margolin is Emeritus Professor of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a founding editor and now co-editor of DesignIssues. Professor Margolin has published widely on diverse design topics and lectured at conferences, universities, and art schools internationally. He is currently working on a three-volume World History of Design to be published by Berg in London.
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Victor Margolin
Victor Margolin is Emeritus Professor of Design History at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is a founding editor and now co-editor of DesignIssues. Professor Margolin has published widely on diverse design topics and lectured at conferences, universities, and art schools internationally. He is currently working on a three-volume World History of Design to be published by Berg in London.
This article is drawn from a chapter on design in World War II, written for my three-volume World History of Design, forthcoming from Berg Publishers.
Online ISSN: 1531-4790
Print ISSN: 0747-9360
© 2012 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2012
Design Issues (2013) 29 (1): 14–29.
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Victor Margolin; The United States in World War II: Scientists, Engineers, Designers. Design Issues 2013; 29 (1): 14–29. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/DESI_a_00193
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