Curator
National Air and Space Museum
Smithsonian Institution
PO Box 37012
MRC 312
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
kinneyj@nasm.si.edu
Research Interests
History of flight
Interwar aviation, 1918-1938
American military aviation, 1908-1948
Aeronautical technology
Aero propulsion
Aircraft design and manufacturing
American aerospace industry
History of technology
Twentieth Century United States
American Technology, 1700-2000
The American Furniture Industry and the Industrialization of the American South,
1880-1980
Current Research Projects
Air Racing in the United States,
1918-1938
A Brief History of the Airplane
Current or Projected Exhibits
For the Udvar-Hazy Center:
Aero Propulsion Exhibits documenting the technical development of reciprocating
engines, propellers, and gas turbines over the last century (2003).
2004 Interwar Military Aviation Exhibit examining the topic in its cultural,
political, social, and technical dimensions.
Recent Publications
Kinney, Jeremy R. "Shifting Gears in the Air: America and the Variable-Pitch Propeller, 1918-1938." Ph.D. diss., Auburn University, 2003.
Hansen, James R., Jeremy R. Kinney, J. Lawrence Lee, and David Bryan Taylor. The Wind and Beyond: A Documentary Journey Through the History of Aerodynamics in America. 4 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2003.
Hansen, James R., and Jeremy R. Kinney. "Reinventing the Airplane: The Design Revolution in Aerodynamics." In The Wind and Beyond: Essays on the History of Aerodynamics in the United States, ed. James R. Hansen. College Station, Tex.: Texas A&M University Press, 2003.