Mark B. Adams, Ph.D., Associate Professor
University of Pennsylvania
Department of History and Sociology of Science
Logan Hall, 249 S. 36th Street, Room 366
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6304
Telephone: (215) 898-8406
E-mail
Ph.D. Harvard University
M.A. Harvard University
B.A. Harvard University
Areas of Specialization:
General history of science, history of biology (genetics, population genetics, Darwin, Darwinism and evolutionary theory, morphology, experimental biology), Russian and Soviet science, institutional history, comparative history of eugenics, nature-nurture controversy, scientific futurism, science and religion, science and literature, science fiction, writing.
Mark Adams's central teaching and research interests focus on the history of biology, the institutional history of science, science and politics, the history of Russian science and technology, and science fiction. Dr. Adams is fluent in French and Russian, loves classical music, and is a science fiction fan. He founded Penn's Van Pelt College House and created one of the country's first college courses on the history of science fiction.
