1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created (115 page)

A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles C. Mann is the author of
1491
and the coauthor of four other books on scientific subjects. A correspondent for
The Atlantic, Science,
and
Wired,
he has covered the intersection of science, technology, and commerce for, among others, the
Boston Globe, Fortune, The New York Times, Smithsonian, Technology Review, Vanity Fair,
and
The Washington Post.
He has also written for the television network HBO and the series
Law & Order.
A three-time National Magazine Award finalist, he has received writing awards from the American Bar Association, the American Institute of Physics, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Margaret Sanger Foundation, and the Lannan Foundation. His
1491
won the National Academies Communication Award for the best book of the year. He lives with his wife and children in Amherst, Massachusetts.

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The Aspirin Wars: Money, Medicine and a Hundred Years of Rampant Competition (with Mark L. Plummer)

The Second Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Modern Physics (with Robert P. Crease)

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