Jacob Darwin Hamblin

Jacob Darwin Hamblin is an award-winning historian who writes about science, technology, the environment, and world affairs. He was born in Germany and grew up on or near American military bases, before going to college and graduate school in California, where he earned a Ph.D. in History at UC Santa Barbara. As an adult he has lived and worked in France, England, and several universities in the United States. He has written several books and his essays have appeared in the New York Times, Salon, and many publications devoted to the history of science, technology, and the natural environment. He currently resides in the American Pacific Northwest, where he is a professor of history at Oregon State University.