Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876

America’s First Research University

Meet Bryan Pfaffenberger

Bryan Pfaffenberger is a retired anthropologist and science and technology studies scholar who taught science, technology, and society at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Democratizing Information: End-User Searching and the Rise of Online Databases.

Published Works

Machining the Vote
The Forgotten Story of the Mechanical Voting Machine, and Why It Matters

Bryan Pfaffenberger

Publication Date: October 27, 2026