Participant Info

First Name
Kathryn B.
Last Name
Carpenter
Country
United States
State
MO Missouri
Affiliation
Princeton University
Website URL
kathrynbcarpenter.com
Keywords
environment, meteorology, history of science, tornadoes, weather, United States, Midwest, technology
Availability
Media Contact
Additional Contact Information
PhD
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About Me

I study and write about the history of science, technology, and the environment. I’m especially intrigued by the ways that all three intersect, and how the use of technology changes the way humans think about their environments. I am currently working on a history of tornado science and storm chasing.

I am a doctoral candidate in the History of Science at Princeton University. I earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. I spent a few years working for a small newspaper in Idaho, followed by freelance editing and design, before going back to school to earn my MA in history, with an emphasis in public history, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Kansas City is my home, and I divide my time between it and Princeton, New Jersey.

Recent Publications
“Come See the Florida Fat Girl,” Contingent Magazine, September 2020
Review of Waters of the World: The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole, by Sarah Dry, H-Environment Reviews, September 2020
“Cesspools, Springs, and Snaking Pipes,” Technology’s Stories, March 2019
“Over the Rainbow: Public History as Allyship in Documenting Kansas City’s LGBTQ Past” (with Christopher D. Cantwell and Stuart Hinds), The Public Historian 41, no. 2, pp. 245-268 (May 2019)
Media Coverage
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
North America, United States
Expertise by Chronology
19th century, Modern, 20th century, 21st century
Expertise by Topic
Environment, Public History, Science, Technology