Dixy Lee Ray: A Scientist in the Governor’s Chair
Her move from science into politics brought convictions about technology into conflict with environmental campaigners, exposing tensions between expertise and public decision-making.
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Eric Schubert is a public historian, genealogist, and forensic genetic genealogist based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Elizabethtown College and Millersville University, his research focuses on overlooked histories, local biography, historic preservation, and genealogy. His work has received national attention through coverage by The New York Times, People, Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and other media outlets. Schubert serves on the board of the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County and is a White House Historical Association Next-Gen Leader.
Her move from science into politics brought convictions about technology into conflict with environmental campaigners, exposing tensions between expertise and public decision-making.