Dr. Robert Martello

Professor of the History of Science and Technology

Dr. Robert Martello is a Professor of the History of Science and Technology at Olin College. He offers faculty development workshops on the subjects of interdisciplinary education, student motivation, and self-directed project-based learning, for educators around the world. He has chaired efforts that re-imagined Olin’s faculty reappointment and promotion, institutional outreach, and curricular innovation. Professor Martello is the author of Midnight Ride, Industrial Dawn: Paul Revere and the Growth of American Enterprise, a study of Revere’s multifaceted career and national impacts. He is currently researching Benjamin Franklin's printing and business endeavors, and regularly lectures on Revere and Franklin, our “Founding Makers,” for audiences of all ages and backgrounds.