"Science and Politics in the 1790s" Professor Michael Guenther 02-18-2026

Science and Politics in the 1790s Grinnell College Professor Michael Guenther explores how scientific ideas, institutions, and networks intersected with politics during the revolutionary 1790s, revealing how knowledge and power shaped one another in the early Atlantic world. Bucket Courses are free educational programs held in the Katherine Howell Weingart ’61 Civic Innovation Pavilion at Renfrow Hall (1033 Broad St.) and coordinated through a group dedicated to life-long learning – Grinnell College in collaboration with the Bucket Course committee.