Everett Mendelsohn, Who Linked Science and Society, Dies at 91

Everett Mendelsohn, who as a scholar of the history of science explored how science's evolution has been influenced by historical and cultural trends and vice versa, died on June 6, 2023, at his home in Cambridge. He was 91. A longtime professor at Harvard, Mendelsohn lectured on atom bombs, genetics, and more, examining how science, culture, and politics influence one another. Read more about Mendelsohn's remarkable life and career in the New York Times.