Jacob Bruggeman

Jacob Bruggeman studies the political economy and intellectual history of the modern U.S. with a focus on technology and policy. His dissertation, “Securing the System,” explores how regulation, professionalization, and technological change reshaped the practice and significance of “hacking” in the 20th century U.S. Jacob’s work has been supported by the Association of Computer Machinery, the Hagley Museum and Library, the Charles Babbage Institute, and the Briscoe Center for American History. Before coming to JHU, Jacob received an M.Phil in Economic and Social History from Cambridge University, Darwin College, in 2020, and an M.A. in political science and a B.A. in history and political science, summa cum laude, from Miami University of Ohio in 2019. You can find him on X @jacob_bruggeman.