Professor Nathan Brooks
Russian History/ History of Science
History Department
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003
Telephone: 505-646-4200

nbrooks@nmsu.edu


Institutions Attended

Columbia University, New York, NY (M.A. 1978, Ph.D. 1989)
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (B.A. 1974)

Research Topics/ Interests:

The history of science in Russia, with particular emphasis on Russian Chemistry.

Publications:

"Russian Chemistry in the 1850's: A Failed Attempt at Institutionalization," Annals of Science 52 (1995): 577-589.
"Nikolai Zinin and Kazan University," Ambix 42 (1995): 129-142.
"Public Lectures in Chemistry in Russia," Ambix 44 (1997), forthcoming.

Related Experience:

Science Policy Analyst, National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (1989-1990).
Research Analyst, RAND corporation, Washington DC (1983-1989).
Scientific Abstractor, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, New York, NY (1982-3).

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