Richard preston author biography outlines

American writer and author

For other people with the same name, see Richard Preston (disambiguation).

Richard Preston (born August 5, ) is a writer for The New Yorker and bestselling author who has written books about infectious disease, bioterrorism, redwoods and other subjects, as well as fiction.

Biography

Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He graduated Wellesley High School in Massachusetts in and attended Pomona College in Claremont, California. He earned a Ph.D. in English from Princeton University in

His New Yorker article "Crisis in the Hot Zone" was expanded into his breakout book, The Hot Zone ().

Richard preston author biography outlines

It is classified as a "non-fiction thriller" about ebolaviruses. He learned of Ebola through such contacts as U.S. Army researchers Drs. C.J. Peters and Nancy Jaax. His fascination began during a visit to Africa where he was an eyewitness to epidemics.

The book served as the (very loose) basis of the Hollywood movie Outbreak () abo