Richard F. Hirsh, Professor (Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979)

Areas of Specialization: history of technology, history of science
Current Research: historical issues relating to the current restructuring of the American electric utility system; Professor Hirsh notes that his work is very policy oriented.
Recent Publications:
•“Power Struggle: Changing Momentum in the Restructured American Electric Utility System,” Annales historiques de l’électricité (No. 2, June 2004): 107-123.
•Power Loss: The Origins of Deregulation and Restructuring in the American
Electric Utility System (MIT Press, 1999)
•“Revamping and Repowering,” Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
15 (Summer 2000): 12-18.