John Putman
Professor
College of Arts and Letters
History
SDSU
Areas of Expertise
Historian of the modern American West and California History; Political and Cultural History of post-Civil War United States, especially post World War 2; Expert in Star Trek also as I teach a course on recent US history and Star Trek.
Media
Star Trek and American History
John Putman Helps Library 'Live Long and Prosper' The Department of History professor teaches a course on "Star Trek."
Haunting film shot days before1906 San Francisco quake- CBS 8
'Star Trek' smart guy: San Diego professor on Starfleet as American history - Los Angeles Times
Spock Value - Boston Globe
What We Learned About Ourselves Through Star Trek - KPBS Radio