american science writers

Gerald Edelman

American biologist who shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work with Rodney Robert Porter on the immune system

Loren Eiseley

American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fellow of multiple professional societies

Timothy Ferris

American science writer and the best-selling author of twelve books, including The Science of Liberty and Coming of Age in the Milky Way , for which he was awarded the American Institute of Physics Prize and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize

Annie Dillard

American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction

Bill Bryson

AmericanBritish author of books on travel, the English language, science, and other nonfiction topics