She received her Ph.D. in science and technology studies from Cornell University as well as a graduate degree in physics and in history and philosophy of science from Oldenburg University (Germany) and Cambridge University (U.K.). Her work has been supported by the Chemical Heritage Foundation, the National Science Foundation, and the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University. Her other interests include the philosophy of technology, intellectual history, and theories of literature and culture. At Harvard she also serves on the Degree Committee on Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.