He studied science and the history of science for many years prior to coauthoring the original edition of this book. He has also written two books on the American legal system. Dr. Arnold R. Brody is professor emeritus of pathology in the Department of Pathology at Tulane University School of Medicine. He is known throughout the world as a specialist in his field of lung cell biology. He has published more than two hundred scientific articles and made numerous presentations of his research at universities and convocations in the United States and abroad.