Elting Elmore Morison (December 14, 1909, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – April 20, 1995, Peterborough, New Hampshire)[1][2] was an American historian of technology, military biographer, author of nonfiction books, and essayist.
He studied at Harvard University, earning an BA degree in 1932 and an MA in 1934, returning in 1935–1937 as assistant dean.
In 1944 he was awarded the John H. Dunning Prize for Admiral Sims and the Modern American Navy.
Morison first came to MIT in 1946 as an assistant professor of humanities in the Sloan School of Industrial Management.
In 1966 Morison joined Yale University as master of Timothy Dwight College and as a professor of history and American studies.