Matthew Laurence Jones (born 1972) is a professor of the history of science and technology.

Matthew Laurence Jones[1] was born in 1972[2] and raised in Reno, Nevada.

[4] Jones joined the faculty of Columbia University in 2000, where he served as James R. Barker Professor of Contemporary Civilization.

[5][6] As a history professor, Jones is also an academic in the fields of data science[7] and cybersecurity.

[18] Books include: The Good Life in the Scientific Revolution (2006), Reckoning with Matter (2016), and How Data Happened (2023).