Benjamin Lindquist
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow
- benjamin.lindquist@northwestern.edu
- Harris Hall 231
- Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Interests
Geographic Field(s): Global History; American History, Since 1900
Thematic Field(s): History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Principal Research Interest(s): History of Computing
Biography
Before earning a Ph.D. from Princeton University, Benjamin Lindquist trained as a painter at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) and Yale University School of Art (MFA). This background has shaped his current interest in the history of computing. Specifically, his work asks how tools and concepts drawn from the world of art influenced early computer simulations of human creativity, intelligence, and emotion.
Affiliated Programs
Science in Human Culture
Publications
“The Art of Text-to-Speech,” Critical Inquiry, Volume 50, Number 2 (Winter 2024).