Background
Source: Wikipedia
Robert P. Multhauf (June 8, 1919– May 8, 2004) was an American historian of science, museum curator, director, scientific scholar, and author. He was the first PhD historian to work at the Smithsonian Institution, where he worked as a curator 1954–1987, serving as head curator (1957–1966) and then director (1966–1970) of the Museum of History and Technology.
