Deborah Blum
Author of The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York
About the Author
Deborah Blum won a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for her writing and reporting about primate experiments and ethics, a subject that she further explored in her first book, The Monkey Wars. Her second book, Sex on the Brain, was a New York Times Notable Book for 1997. Blum is a professor of journalism at show more the University of Wisconsin, and president-elect of the National Association of Science Writers. She lives with her husband and two sons in Madison, Wisconsin show less
Works by Deborah Blum
The Poisoner's Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York (2010) 2,281 copies
Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death (2006) 481 copies
The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century (2018) 402 copies
A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers (1997) 201 copies
Angel Killer: A True Story of Cannibalism, Crime Fighting, and Insanity in New York City (2012) 35 copies
Nuclear Detectives 1 copy
Love at Goon Park 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1954-10-19
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Urbana, Illinois, USA
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Bristol, England, UK
Athens, Georgia, USA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA - Education
- University of Georgia (BA|Journalism|1976)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA|Journalism|1982) - Occupations
- science writer
journalist
professor (journalism) - Relationships
- Haugen, Peter (spouse)
- Organizations
- Fresno Bee
Sacramento Bee
University of Wisconsin-Madison
National Association of Science Writers - Awards and honors
- Livingston Award (1982)
American Association for the Advancement of Science-Westinghouse Award for Science Journalism (1992)
Pulitzer Prize (Beat Reporting, 1992) - Agent
- Suzanne Gluck
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 4,133
- Popularity
- #6,093
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 174
- ISBNs
- 69
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 4