I’m a historian who writes about modern science and technology: how they got to be the way they are, how they shaped (and were shaped by) the way people live their lives, and (especially) the stories we tell ourselves about them in order to try and make sense of them.

This website is about those stories: What they tell us about science and technology, and what they tell us about ourselves. It’s a reflection of my professional life: A survey of things i’ve published elsewhere, a repository for things that I want to make accessible, and a place to share -- and reflect on -- work in progress. It consists, at the moment, of five sections:
  • Books: Information, reviews, and links about the books I’ve written or edited
  • Other Writing: Lists, and samples, of my articles, reference-book entries, and reviews
  • Editing: Information on the book series and the institutional website I edit
  • Talks: Presentations on my work for K-12, college, and general audiences
  • Loose Threads: Short pieces that don't belong anywhere else
The site is (and always will be) a work in progress: added to, subtracted from, and rearranged as the things I’m interested in, and working on, change. Welcome to the current version -- stay awhile, look around, and send me an email if it triggers a question you’d like to ask or a thought you’d like to pass on!