Edward Clinton Ezell (7 Nov 1939, Indianapolis, Indiana ? 23 Dec 1993, Northern Virginia ) ^[1] 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.

Background [ edit ]

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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.

Publications [ edit ]

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:

• Small Arms of the World
• Personal Firepower
• Combat Handguns (co-authored with George C. Nonte )
• The Black Rifle: M16 Rifle Retrospective
• The AK47 Story: Evolution of the Kalashnikov Weapons
• The Great Rifle Controversy: Search for the Ultimate Infantry Rifle from World War II to Vietnam and Beyond
• Small Arms Today
• Handguns of the World
• Reflections on the Wall: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• The Partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

His book Small Arms of the World is considered a standard reference on military pistols, rifles, submachineguns, and light machineguns.

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External links [ edit ]

• Mini-biography on Ezell at the Smithsonian
• On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet

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