Edward J. Larson Columbia University President George Rupp (right) presents Edward J. Larson with the Pulitzer Prize for History.

Edward J. Larson

Edward J. Larson is a professor with a joint appointment in history and law at the University of Georgia. A graduate of Williams College and Harvard Law School, he received his doctorate in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin. For his work on this book, he was awarded a fellowship at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study Center. He lives in Stanwood, Washington, and Athens, Georgia.