William J. Broad
Author of Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War
About the Author
William Broad, science writer for the Times, has twice shared the Pulitzer Prize. He lives in the New York City area. (Publisher Provided) William J. Broad received a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1977. He was a reporter for Science magazine from 1978 to 1982. He has been show more working at The New York Times since 1983. He and his New York Times colleagues won a Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for their disclosures on space weapons and in 1987 for the investigation into Challenger explosion. They also won a DuPont Award from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2007 for the documentary: Nuclear Jihad: Can Terrorists Get the Bomb? He has written several books including Betrayers of the Truth, Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception, The Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea, The Oracle, and The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards. His book Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War became the basis for a documentary on germ terrorism, which won an Emmy in 2002. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Birthdate
- 1951-03-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Larchmont, New York, USA - Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (history of science)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Organizations
- Science
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- Works
- 16
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- Members
- 1,694
- Popularity
- #15,158
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 36
- ISBNs
- 43
- Languages
- 7