Charles C. Mann

Born in 1955, Charles C. Mann is an American science journalist and author. He worked as a correspondent for The Atlantic, Science, and Wired, and wrote for publications including GEO, stern, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and The Washington Post. He also contributed to HBO and the television series Law & Order. His book *1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus* sold around 500,000 copies in the United States and was named the National Academy of Sciences’ best book of the year.