David Stearns

- Name
- David Stearns
- Address
- Edinburgh UK
- URL
- http://www.sociology.ed.ac.uk/people/alumni_and_emeritusemerita/stearns_david
History of the Visa payment system
Currently researching and writing a history of the Visa payment system.
General research areas are:
history of software and computing (and technology in general); dependability in computing; sociology of technical and scientific knowledge. Currently doing field research in Berkeley, California, USA
Thesis:
"Think of it as Money": The Creation of the Visa Payment System.
Supervisors:
Prof. Donald MacKenzie (Sociology) and Dr. Luciana D'Adderio (Informatics)
Education:
1991, BA, Management Information Systems, Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, Washington, USA).
2000, year of study in History of Science and Technology, University of Washington (Seattle, Washington, USA).
Work Experience:
1991-1995, IT software developer.
1995-2000, program manager and designer of commercial software.
2001-2003, software developer and architect, configurable commercial systems