John Cornwell

John Cornwell was born in London in 1940. He is a journalist, writer, and historian, most widely known for his work "Hitler's Pope», a biography of Eugenio Pacelli (who, in 1939, would become Pope Pius XII) where the author demonstrates the close collaboration between the papacy and the Nazi regime. With his most recent book — «Hitler's Scientists: Science, War, and the Devil's Pact"— won the prize" Science and Medical Network Book of the Year, in 2005.
An authority on the history and philosophy of science, John Cornwell is the director of the Project. Science and the Human Dimension, at Jesus College, University of Cambridge. He is a contributor to the «Sunday Times» (London), addressing scientific, ethical, and religious topics. He is a member of Royal Society of Literature.