Lorraine Daston

Lorraine Daston is a distinguished American historian of science and one of the most influential scholars in her field. She serves as a Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, where she was formerly a Director. Her groundbreaking works, including "Classical Probability in the Enlightenment", "Wonders and the Order of Nature", and "Objectivity" — co-authored with Peter Galison — explore how scientific concepts and practices have evolved over centuries. Daston is celebrated for her ability to illuminate the deep historical roots of modern scientific thought with clarity and intellectual rigor.