Christopher Hamlin

Biography

A founding member of the Reilly Center, Christopher Hamlin is an historian of science, technology and medicine broadly concerned with the application of expertise to matters of public policy. Current projects include an exploration of the natural theological foundations of sensibilities on climate and environment, the history and philosophy of the forensic sciences, and concepts of disease endemicity.

is in production at the University of Pittsburgh Press. Also appearing recently are “Engineering Expertise and Private Bill Procedure in Britain, 1830-1870,” International Journal for the History of Technology,” 95 #2 (2025), 1-24.

and ”It’s not easy being Green: Revisiting Catholic Green Revolutions, 1933-1952,” U.S. Catholic Historian 43 #2 (2025): 21-50.