Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette
Throughout her career, historian Marcel Chotkowski LaFollette has explored topics at the boundaries of science, politics, and the public, with special attention to popularization and ethics. Her most recent books include: Science on American Television: A History (University of Chicago Press, 2013); Science on the Air: Popularizers and Personalities on Radio and Early Television (University of Chicago Press, 2008); Reframing Scopes: Journalists, Scientists, and Lost Photographs from the Trial of the Century (University Press of Kansas, 2008); Stealing into Print: Fraud, Plagiarism, and Misconduct in Scientific Publishing (University of California Press, 1992); and Making Science Our Own: Public Images of Science, 1910-1955 (University of Chicago Press, 1990). Since 2008, Dr. LaFollette has been a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution Archives, continuing her research on the history of science popularization through photography.