David Singerman

What we can learn about trade policy from a misbegotten 19th century effort to quantify the chemical properties of wool.

In the 19th century, a tariff dispute actually came to blows, with 30 million frozen herring caught in the middle.

One man’s obsession with the ephemera of his industry.

Considering astronomy's history from the shadow of the Arecibo Observatory reveals the discipline's intimate ties to imperialism.

This year's Nobel Prize in physics is a blast from the past of Cold War-era research investment. Is that era gone for good?