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Author: Edward Tenner in Conversation with Peter Dougherty

Labyrinth Live at the Library

2025-06-04 19:00:00 2025-06-04 20:30:00 America/New_York Author: Edward Tenner in Conversation with Peter Dougherty Princeton Public Library - Community Room

Wednesday, June 04
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-04 19:00:00 2025-06-04 20:30:00 America/New_York Author: Edward Tenner in Conversation with Peter Dougherty International bestselling author Edward Tenner, in conversation with Peter J. Dougherty, presents "Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences." YouTube livestream. Princeton Public Library - Community Room

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International bestselling author Edward Tenner, in conversation with Peter J. Dougherty, presents "Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge: Essays in Unintended Consequences." YouTube livestream.

To view the YouTube livestream, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/live/-sQPfXCvDX0?feature=shared

Presented in partnership with Labyrinth Books.

About the book (from the publisher):

How did the addition of lifeboats after the Titanic shipwreck contribute to another tragedy in Chicago harbor three years later? How efficient are wild animals as investors, and how do dog breeds become national symbols? Why have scientific breakthroughs so often originated in the study of shadows? How did the file card prepare scholarship and commerce for the rise of electronic data processing, and why did the visual metaphor of the tab survive into today’s graphic interfaces? Why have Amish artisans played an important role in manufacturing advanced technology? Why was United Shoe Machinery the Microsoft of the 1890s? Surprises like these, Edward Tenner believes, can help us deal with the technological issues that confront us now.

Since the 1980s, Edward Tenner has contributed essays on technology, design, and culture to leading magazines, newspapers, and professional journals, and has been interviewed on subjects ranging from medical ethics to typography. Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge—named for one of the paradoxes that can result from the inherent contradictions between consumer safety and product marketing—brings many of Tenner’s essays together into one volume for the first time, accompanied by new introductions by the author on the theme of each work. As an independent historian and public speaker, Tenner has spent his career deploying concepts from economics, engineering, psychology, science, and sociology, to explore both the negative and positive surprises of human ingenuity.

In conversation:

Edward Tenner, Princeton '65, is a Distinguished Scholar of the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center. He holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago and has been a Junior Fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow. A former executive editor for physical science and history at Princeton University Press, he has been a visiting lecturer in the Humanities Council and a visitor in the Princeton departments and programs of geosciences, English, sociology (FRS 151, “Understanding Disasters”), and information technology policy, as well as in the Institute for Advanced Study and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is author of “Why Things Bite Back,” “The Efficiency Paradox,” and, most recently, “Why the Hindenburg Had a Smoking Lounge.” He is a frequent academic and corporate speaker and has given two mainstage TED Talks. He is on the board of directors of the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.

Peter DoughertyPeter J. Dougherty is editor-at-large of The American Philosophical Society Press, and Fox Family Pavilion Scholar and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the board of trustees of Ithaka. Following his years in commercial book publishing in New York, he worked as an editor at Princeton University Press, which he directed from 2005 through 2017. He has served as president of the Association of American University Presses, on the board of the American Association of Publishers, and on the faculty of the University of Denver Publishing Institute. He was elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in 2023.


Presented in partnership with Labyrinth Books and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.


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AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Humanities | Author Talks | *Registration Requested |

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Fri, Jul 25, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years and up, accompanied by an adult.

Sat, Jul 26, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
These sessions are intended for youth in second through sixth grade who are beginners or have some chess experience.

Mon, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.

Mon, Jul 28, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
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Mon, Jul 28, 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Films that reflect "Color Our World," the theme of this year's Summer Reading program for adults, are screened on Monday afternoons.

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Mon, Jul 28, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
Participants listen to and discuss short stories in this four-week series facilitated by Ellen Gilbert.
This event is full

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:00am
Off-Site
This interactive event features books, songs, rhymes and movement for kids 18 months and older, accompanied by an adult family member or guardian. Please bring a blanket. Registration not required.

Tue, Jul 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.

Tue, Jul 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
In this weeklong series, rising sixth- to eighth-graders explore the core concepts of coding through interactive exercises and projects. No coding experience required.
Registration opens Friday, July 11 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Jul 29, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Art coach Jenny Santa Maria leads a playful workshop where children will color and blend Model Magic clay which they will use to make snail and rose creations. For ages 4-7. Registration required.
Registration opens Tuesday, July 8 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
All Mercer County residents are eligible for this photo ID card, which provides the cardholder's personal identifying information, medical risk factors and emergency contact information.

Tue, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Art coach Jenny Santa Maria guides participants through the steps to create a realistic feather drawing. All materials will be supplied. Registration required.

Wed, Jul 30, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Bring your knitting and/or crochet project (and your own supplies) to these drop-in social gatherings. Sessions will not include instruction. Registration is not required.

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.

Wed, Jul 30, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
In this weeklong series, rising sixth- to eighth-graders explore the core concepts of coding through interactive exercises and projects. No coding experience required.
Registration opens Friday, July 11 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Jul 30, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.

Wed, Jul 30, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and play with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment with other young families and continue the fun with free play and socialization.

Wed, Jul 30, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
Learn how to get the most out of Google Drive through management and organization. Registration required.

Wed, Jul 30, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual - Google Meet
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Teens and adults are invited to view screenings of original short films by filmmakers ages 14-25. Filmmakers who attend will participate in post-screening Q&A sessions.