Charles C. Mann | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) United States |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Amherst College |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Notable works | |
Notable awards |
Charles C. Mann (born 1955) is an American journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics. In 2006 his book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus won the National Academies Communication Award for best book of the year. He is the co-author of four books, and contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired.
Mann was born in 1955 and graduated from Amherst College in 1976. [1] [2] Mann has written for Fortune, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post. [3] In 2005 he wrote 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, followed in 2011 by 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. [4] He served as a judge for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2012. [5] He has also written for the TV series Law & Order. [6]
He is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and a recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. [3] He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife and children. [7]
In 2018, Mann published The Wizard and the Prophet, which details two competing theories about the future of agriculture, population, and the environment. [8] [9] The titular "wizard" Mann refers to is Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Peace Prize winner credited with developing the Green Revolution and saving one billion people from starvation. [10] Mann refers to William Vogt, an early proponent of population control, as the "prophet". [11]
Charles C. Mann | |
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Born | 1955 (age 68–69) United States |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Amherst College |
Genre | Nonfiction |
Notable works | |
Notable awards |
Charles C. Mann (born 1955) is an American journalist and author, specializing in scientific topics. In 2006 his book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus won the National Academies Communication Award for best book of the year. He is the co-author of four books, and contributing editor for Science, The Atlantic Monthly, and Wired.
Mann was born in 1955 and graduated from Amherst College in 1976. [1] [2] Mann has written for Fortune, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post. [3] In 2005 he wrote 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, followed in 2011 by 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. [4] He served as a judge for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2012. [5] He has also written for the TV series Law & Order. [6]
He is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist and a recipient of writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. [3] He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his wife and children. [7]
In 2018, Mann published The Wizard and the Prophet, which details two competing theories about the future of agriculture, population, and the environment. [8] [9] The titular "wizard" Mann refers to is Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Peace Prize winner credited with developing the Green Revolution and saving one billion people from starvation. [10] Mann refers to William Vogt, an early proponent of population control, as the "prophet". [11]