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David L. Morton

Biography:

David Morton is a web developer and writer with experience creating and delivering innovative, educational content through the new media. He started his career as a historian, transitioning from academic research and university teaching to public-oriented historical writing while working for the IEEE History Center at Rutgers University. There, he joined the team that developed the IEEE Virtual Museum, a website for the general public, where users can explore the histories of modern electrical and electronics technologies and their social impact. He developed web applications as a private consultant for several years before joining the Georgia Tech College of Architecture in 2007 as webmaster for the Architecture Program. Morton moved to CATEA as web designer in November 2008.

Education:

Georgia Institute of Technology, PhD, History of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, MS, History of Technology
Auburn University, MA, History
University of Georgia, BA, History

Web Sites:

• The IEEE Virtual Museum - http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org
• Society for the History of Technology web site (2002)
• Architecture Program, College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology (2007-8)
• GT Solar Decathlon site - for the College of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology (primary contribution was accessibility compliance and javascript development

Web Applications:

"Bombardier," a web-based children's game, rendered in Flash, for the Atlanta History Center (2003)
"12 Systems," web-delivered product simulation/animation for SyncroFlo, Inc. of Norcross, Ga (2005)
"SyncroFlo Sizing Manual," PHP-based, interactive product specification tool, for SyncroFlo, Inc. of Norcross, Ga (2005)

Academic Publications in History:

Sound Recording: Life Story of a Technology. Greenwood 2005 (hb), and Johns Hopkins 2006 (paper)
Off the Record: The Technology and Culture of Sound Recording in America. Rutgers Press, 2000
Full list of publications, etc. is available by clicking here.

Teaching Experience:

Visiting Assistant Professor, Clemson University, 2005-6
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-5
Adjunct Assistant Professor/Graduate Faculty, Rutgers University, 1995-2002
Adjunct Instructor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1994