Ronald W. Clark

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Ronald William Clark (November 2, 1916-1987) was a British author of biography, fiction and non-fiction.

Clark landed in Normandy on D-Day as a War Correspondent with the Canadians. He followed the war until the end, and remained in Germany to report on the major War Crimes trials. His post-war career produced biographies of a diverse group of historical figures, including: Charles Darwin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Benjamin Franklin, Sigmund Freud, J.B.S. Haldane, V. I. Lenin, Bertrand Russell, and William F. Friedman. He also wrote about mountain climbing (over a dozen titles), the atomic bomb, Balmoral Castle, and world explorers.

[edit] Selected works

• The Day the Rope Broke: The Story of the First Ascent of the Matterhorn (1965)
• Queen Victoria's Bomb (science fiction, 1967)
• JBS: The Life and Work of J.B.S. Haldane (1968) ISBN 0-340-04444-6
• The Last Year of the Old World (US: The Bomb That Failed) (Alternate history, 1970) ISBN 0-224-61778-8
• Einstein: The Life and Times (1972) ISBN 0-380-01159-X
• Edison: The Man Who Made The Future (1977) ISBN 0-399-11952-3.
• The Man Who Broke Purple: the Life of Colonel William F. Friedman, Who Deciphered the Japanese Code in World War II (1977).
• The Greatest Power on Earth : The Story of Nuclear Fission (1980) ISBN 0-283-98715-4
• Bertrand Russell and His World (1981) ISBN 0-500-13070-1
• Balmoral, Queen Victoria's Highland Home (1981) ISBN 0-500-25078-2
• The Survival of Charles Darwin (1984) ISBN 0-380-69991-5

[edit] References

• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 100. ISBN 0-911682-20-1. 
• Clark, Ronald W. (1980). The Greatest Power on Earth. London: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 0-283-98715-4.