Benjamin Wilson

Benjamin Wilson is a historian of science affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin. He completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the Program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society, and was a Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation. His research focuses on the history of modern physics and the practice and politics of expertise in the nuclear age.

• PhD, MIT (History, Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society)
• Fellow, Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation

Wilson’s work explores hybrid fields of knowledge and expertise in Cold War-era physics, with recent publications on nonlinear optics. His current project is a book under contract with Harvard University Press, examining the history of strategic arms control.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation