David F. Noble, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David F. Noble

American historian

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1945

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 27-Dec-2010

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher, historian of technology, historian of the modern age

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

David Franklin Noble (July 22, 1945 – December 27, 2010) was a critical historian of technology, science and education, best known for his seminal work on the social history of automation.
In his final years he taught in the Division of Social Science, and the department of Social and Political Thought at York University in Toronto, Canada.
Noble held positions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Smithsonian Institution, and Drexel University, as well as many visiting professorships.Noble died suddenly in a Toronto hospital after contracting a virulent strain of pneumonia that caused septic shock and renal failure.
He is survived by his wife Sarah Dopp of Toronto; daughters Clare O'Connor, Helen O'Connor, and Alice O'Connor of Los Angeles, California; sister Jane Pafford of Arcadia, Florida; brothers Doug Noble (his twin) of Rochester, New York, and Henry Noble of Seattle, Washington.Noble was born in New York City.