Elizabeth Hamm

Professional Overview

Liz Hamm is a historian and philosopher of science and technology. She works on early science in the Ancient Mediterranean World, particularly astronomy and mathematics. She loves the first-year seminar reading list and she thinks working through a challenging mathematical proof is one of the great joys in life. 

A graduate from the Integral Program, she earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in Canada before returning to Saint Mary's.