Natalie Angier is a nonfiction writer and a science journalist for the New York Times. Angier was born in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York. She studied physics and English at Barnard College, where she graduated with high honors in 1978.
From 1980 to 1984, Angier wrote about biology for Discover Magazine. She also worked as a science writer for Time Magazine, and earned a professorship in New York University’s Graduate Program in Science and Environmental Reporting. In 1990, Angier joined the New York Times as a science writer. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting in 1991.
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