Professional Affiliation

Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Colby College;
Fellow, Global Environmental Stewardship, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Expert Bio

Subjects

Science and Technology Policy
 

Expertise

History of science and technology; science, technology, and society; weather, climate, and society

Wilson Center Project

"A History of Weather and Climate Control"

Major Publications

• The Callendar Effect: The Life and Times of Guy Stewart Callendar (1898-1964), issued with a digital edition of The Callendar Papers (with Jason Thomas Fleming) (American Meteorological Society, 2006)




• Historical Perspectives on Climate Change (Oxford University Press, 1998)




• Meteorology in America, 1800-1870 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1990