William J. Broad (born March 7, 1951) is an American science journalist, author and a Senior Writer at ''

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''.

Education

Broad earned a master's degree from the

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in 1977.About the author
William J. Broad.

Career

Broad is the author or co-author of eight books, including '' Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War'' (Simon & Schuster, 2001) which was a number-one ''New York Times'' Best Seller. His other titles include ''Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science'' (co-written with Nicholas Wade, Simon & Schuster, 1982), ''Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception'' (Simon & Schuster, 1992), ''The Universe Below: Discovering the Secrets of the Deep Sea'' (Simon & Schuster, 1997), and ''The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards'' (Simon & Schuster, 2012). His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His work focuses on the social repercussions of science. In 2009, he received criticism for an article on the sustainability of the

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fish from representatives of the New Zealand fishing industry.

Awards

Broad has won two shared Pulitzer Prizes, an News and Documentary Emmy Award, and an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award. The 1986 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism recognized ''

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'' staff coverage of U.S. antimissile defense in space, or Star Wars: "a six-part comprehensive series on the Strategic Defense Initiative, which explored the scientific, political and foreign policy issues involved in 'Star Wars'." The 1987

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recognized ''New York Times'' staff coverage of the

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: "the aftermath of the Challenger explosion, which included stories that identified serious flaws in the shuttle's design and in the administration of America's space program." In 2002, the PBS ''Nova'' documentary ''Bioterror'' won a News and Documentary Emmy Award; it detailed the threat of

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and featured the work of Broad and his fellow co-authors of ''Germs''. In 2005 he and ''New York Times'' colleague

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were Pulitzer finalists in the Explanatory Reporting category for their aggressive reporting and lucid writing that cast light on the shadowy process of

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". In 2007, he shared a DuPont Award (with the ''New York Times'' team,

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and

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) from the

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for the documentary, ''Nuclear Jihad: Can Terrorists Get the Bomb?''

Publications

* With Judith Miller and Stephen Engelberg, '' Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War'' * ''The Publishing Game: Getting More for Less'' * With Nicholas Wade, '' Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science''. New York:

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, 1983. .
''Star Warriors: A Penetrating Look into the Lives of the Young Scientists Behind Our Space Age Weaponry''
Simon & Schuster (1985) .
''Teller's War: The Top-Secret Story Behind the Star Wars Deception''
Simon & Schuster (1992) . * ''The Universe Below'' (1997) New York: Simon & Schuster. Also * ''The Oracle: The Lost Secrets and Hidden Messages of Ancient Delphi'' (2006). New York: Penguin Press. Also * ''The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards'' (2012). New York: Simon & Schuster.

''The New York Times'' (Nov. 12, 2007)

Reviews

Some of Broad's works are reviewed in: * *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Broad, William J. 1951 births Living people American science writers American science journalists American male journalists Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism winners Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting winners The New York Times Pulitzer Prize winners Webster University alumni Place of birth missing (living people)