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New article on pulizer prize winning author, historian, and law professor
'''Edward John Larson''' is a professor of History and Law at Pepperdine University, as well as a pulitzer prize winning historian.<ref>{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
He holds a B.A. from Williams College, a J.D. from [[Harvard University]] in 1979, and an M.A. and Ph.D. (1984) in the History of Science from the University of Wisconsin.<ref>{{hnb|Georgia|2007}}</ref>
== Books ==
Edward Larson is the author of several books on history, science, and the law, including:
*1985: ''Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution''
*1995: ''Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South''
*1997: ''Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate over Science And Religion'' (The 1998 Pulizer Prize winner in History)
*2001: ''Evolution's Workshop: God and Science on the Galápagos Islands''
*2002: ''Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory''
*2005: ''The [[Constitutional Convention]]: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison'' by [[James Madison]], with Edward J. Larson and Michael P. Winship
*2007: ''The Creation-Evolution Debate: Historical Perspectives'' Co-authored with Mitchell Reddish
*2007: ''A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign''
== Pulizter Prize ==
Larson won the 1998 Pulizter Prize in history for his book, ''Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate over Science And Religion''.<ref>{{hnb|TPP|1998}},{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
== Other interests ==
Larson was appointed to a panel overseeing the history of research of the human genome by the National Institute of Health.<ref>{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
== Family ==
Dr. Larson has a wife, Lucy, and two children, Sarah and Luke.<ref>{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
==Sources==
*{{Harvard reference
| Surname = Chandler
| Given = Curry
| Year = 2006
| Date = 2006-08-28
| Title = Ed Larson Brings Expertise, Pulitzer
| Publisher = The Graphic
}} [http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/stories/larson.htm Reprint] available from Pepperdine.edu, Retreived on 05-13-2007
*{{Harvard reference
| Surname = Georgia
| Given = Law
| Year = 2007
| Date = 2007-04-03
| Title = Edward J. Larson: Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law & Richard B. Russell Professor of American History
| Publisher = University of Georgia Law
| Location = New York, New York
| URL = http://www.law.uga.edu/academics/profiles/larson.html
}} etreived on 05-13-2007
*{{Harvard reference
| Surname = TPP
| Given = The Pulitzer Prizes
| Year = 1998
| Title = The Pulizer Prize winners 1998 -- History
| Publisher = The Pulitzer Prizes
| Location = New York, New York
| URL = http://www.pulitzer.org/year/1998/history/
}} etreived on 05-13-2007
He holds a B.A. from Williams College, a J.D. from [[Harvard University]] in 1979, and an M.A. and Ph.D. (1984) in the History of Science from the University of Wisconsin.<ref>{{hnb|Georgia|2007}}</ref>
== Books ==
Edward Larson is the author of several books on history, science, and the law, including:
*1985: ''Trial and Error: The American Controversy Over Creation and Evolution''
*1995: ''Sex, Race, and Science: Eugenics in the Deep South''
*1997: ''Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate over Science And Religion'' (The 1998 Pulizer Prize winner in History)
*2001: ''Evolution's Workshop: God and Science on the Galápagos Islands''
*2002: ''Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory''
*2005: ''The [[Constitutional Convention]]: A Narrative History from the Notes of James Madison'' by [[James Madison]], with Edward J. Larson and Michael P. Winship
*2007: ''The Creation-Evolution Debate: Historical Perspectives'' Co-authored with Mitchell Reddish
*2007: ''A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America's First Presidential Campaign''
== Pulizter Prize ==
Larson won the 1998 Pulizter Prize in history for his book, ''Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial And America's Continuing Debate over Science And Religion''.<ref>{{hnb|TPP|1998}},{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
== Other interests ==
Larson was appointed to a panel overseeing the history of research of the human genome by the National Institute of Health.<ref>{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
== Family ==
Dr. Larson has a wife, Lucy, and two children, Sarah and Luke.<ref>{{hnb|Chandler|2002}}</ref>
==References==
<references/>
==Sources==
*{{Harvard reference
| Surname = Chandler
| Given = Curry
| Year = 2006
| Date = 2006-08-28
| Title = Ed Larson Brings Expertise, Pulitzer
| Publisher = The Graphic
}} [http://www.pepperdine.edu/pr/stories/larson.htm Reprint] available from Pepperdine.edu, Retreived on 05-13-2007
*{{Harvard reference
| Surname = Georgia
| Given = Law
| Year = 2007
| Date = 2007-04-03
| Title = Edward J. Larson: Herman E. Talmadge Chair of Law & Richard B. Russell Professor of American History
| Publisher = University of Georgia Law
| Location = New York, New York
| URL = http://www.law.uga.edu/academics/profiles/larson.html
}} etreived on 05-13-2007
*{{Harvard reference
| Surname = TPP
| Given = The Pulitzer Prizes
| Year = 1998
| Title = The Pulizer Prize winners 1998 -- History
| Publisher = The Pulitzer Prizes
| Location = New York, New York
| URL = http://www.pulitzer.org/year/1998/history/
}} etreived on 05-13-2007