Christopher Phillips

I am a historian of science and of twentieth-century America, currently teaching as Professor in Carnegie Mellon's History Department. My research focuses on the history of science, particularly statistics and mathematics. I am interested in the authority and expertise claimed for scientific practices and mathematical methods across modern U.S. history.

Before Carnegie Mellon, I taught as an Assistant Professor & Faculty Fellow at NYU-Gallatin School of Individualized Study, and before that lectured in the Department of History of Science, Harvard University.

I am currently the General Editor of the Encyclopedia of the History of Science and an Associate Editor for the Harvard Data Science Review.

I received my Ph.D. in History of Science in 2011 from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Previously, I received an MPhil. in History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, from the University of Cambridge, and an A.B. in History and Science from Harvard College.