Mark Walker

Mark Walker is John Bigelow Professor of History at Union College, researching science and technology under National Socialism. His books include Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb (1995) and Hitler's Atomic Bomb (2024), examining the politicization of physics during wartime.

• Edited volumes: The Kaiser Wilhelm Society under National Socialism (Cambridge)
• Expert on German nuclear weapons research and Allied technology exploitation

Teaching emphasizes modern German history, nuclear arms race dynamics, and ideological influences on scientific progress. Current work analyzes Heisenberg's role in Nazi atomic research.