Name Walter Gratzer Role Author | Education University of Oxford | |
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Books Eurekas and euphorias, Terrors of the Table: The Curio, The Undergrowth of Science, Giant Molecules: From Nyl | ||
Walter B. Gratzer is a British biophysical chemist. He is professor emeritus of biophysical chemistry at King's College London and an author and reviewer of popular science. He was the first Nature news correspondent appointed by editor John Maddox. Oliver Sacks of Nature writes that his reviews have high literary quality and show knowledge of a wide range of topics. He is a friend of James D. Watson, and wrote the introduction and afterword of his A Passion for DNA.
Gratzer received his BA in chemistry in 1954 and his MA in 1958 from the University of Oxford, and his PhD in 1960 from the National Institute for Medical Research. He was a research fellow at Harvard University from 1960 to 1963, a lecturer in biophysics at King's from 1963 to 1966, and worked at the Medical Research Council from 1966 to 1996. He has been emeritus professor since 1997.