Dr. Michael Gordin

Biography

Michael Gordin specializes in the history of modern physical sciences with a focus on Russian, European, and American histories. He joined Princeton in 2003 after earning an A.B. in 1996 and a Ph.D. in 2001 from Harvard University, where he served a term as a Harvard Society Fellow. He has published numerous articles on a variety of topics, including the introduction of science in Russia during the early 18th century and the history of biological warfare in the late Soviet period. His notable works include 'Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev's Shadow Periodic Table' (2004) and 'Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War' (2007). Gordin has extensively researched the early history of nuclear weapons, contributing to the literature on the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II and the history of nuclear intelligence. His books like 'Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of Modern Fringe' (2012) and 'Scientific Babel: How Science Became Global' (2015) reflect his interests. In 2013-2014, he served as the inaugural director of the Fung Global Fellows Program and has received multiple fellowships, including one from the Guggenheim Foundation.

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