Eden Medina

Eden Medina is Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at MIT. Her research brings together history, technology, and politics, especially in Latin American contexts. Her book Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile received the Edelstein Prize in the History of Technology, the Computer History Museum Prize in the History of Computing, and the Recent History and Memory Book Prize of the Latin American Studies Association (honorable mention). Her co-edited volume Beyond Imported Magic: Essays on Science, Technology and Society in Latin America received the Amsterdamska Award from the European Society for the Study of Science and Technology. Medina's current research studies how nations use science and technology to address histories of dictatorship and state violence and how science and technology intertwine with processes of truth, justice, and repair. Medina received her Ph.D. from MIT in the History and Social Study of Science and Technology. She also holds Master in Studies of Law from Yale Law School and a degree in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University.