Biography

Kristie Macrakis received her Ph.D in the history of science from Harvard University. After spending a postdoctoral year in Berlin, she joined the faculty of Michigan State University, where she is currently an associate professor. She has received grants and awards from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and the National Science Foundation as well as Fulbright and Humboldt Foundation grants. Her books include Surviving the Swastika: Scientific Research in Nazi Germany (Oxford, 1993) and Science under Socialism: East Germany in Comparative Perspective (Harvard, 1999). She is currently writing a book about espionage, technology and the Stasi. Address: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824. Internet: macrakis@pilot.msu.edu

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