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Ezell created the first oral histories on a pair of respected [[assault rifle]] designers — [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]] and [[Eugene Stoner]] of the [[AK47]] and [[M16 rifle|M16]] respectively. Prior to his stint with the Smithsonian Institution, Ezell was employed by the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], beginning in 1974, to write about space projects. Publications include ''"The Partnership"'', a history of the [[Apollo-Soyuz Test Project]]. The co-author, [[Linda Neuman Ezell]], was also involved in writing ''"On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet"''. |
Ezell created the first oral histories on a pair of respected [[assault rifle]] designers — [[Mikhail Kalashnikov]] and [[Eugene Stoner]] of the [[AK47]] and [[M16 rifle|M16]] respectively. Prior to his stint with the Smithsonian Institution, Ezell was employed by the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], beginning in 1974, to write about space projects. Publications include ''"The Partnership"'', a history of the [[Apollo-Soyuz Test Project]]. The co-author, [[Linda Neuman Ezell]], was also involved in writing ''"On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet"''. |
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* Small Arms of the World |
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* The AK47 Story: Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons |
* The AK47 Story: Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons |
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* The Great Rifle Controversy: Search for the Ultimate Infantry Rifle from World War II to Vietnam and Beyond |
* The Great Rifle Controversy: Search for the Ultimate Infantry Rifle from World War II to Vietnam and Beyond |
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* Small Arms Today |
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* Handguns of the World |
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His book ''Small Arms of the World'' is considered a standard reference on military pistols, rifles, submachineguns, and light machineguns. |
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Edward Clinton Ezell (1939 in Indianapolis, Indiana – December 1993 in Northern Virginia) was an American author and professor who served as National Firearms Collection curator at the National Museum of American History, administered by the Smithsonian Institution. He was also founding Director of the Institute for Research on Small Arms in International Security.
Ezell received an A.B. from Butler University in 1961 and M.A. from the University of Delaware two years later, where he was a Hagley Fellow. In 1969, he received his Ph.D. in the history of science and technology from Case Institute of Technology.
He taught at North Carolina State University and Sangamon State University, Springfield, Illinois.
Ezell created the first oral histories on a pair of respected assault rifle designers — Mikhail Kalashnikov and Eugene Stoner of the AK47 and M16 respectively. Prior to his stint with the Smithsonian Institution, Ezell was employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, beginning in 1974, to write about space projects. Publications include "The Partnership", a history of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The co-author, Linda Neuman Ezell, was also involved in writing "On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet". Other publications include:
His book Small Arms of the World is considered a standard reference on military pistols, rifles, submachineguns, and light machineguns.
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