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Philip J. Hilts

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Philip J. Hilts

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1947-05-10 （Chicago, Illinois）
Died
2022-04-23 （Lebanon, New Hampshire） age 74
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Chicago, Illinois → New York City (worked at The New York Times) → Washington, D.C. (worked at The Washington Post) → Lebanon, New Hampshire (later life)

Career

Occupations
journalist, author
Active Years
1970-2022
Affiliations
The New York Times, The Washington Post, Nieman Foundation (Harvard)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Scientific Temperaments: Three Lives in Contemporary Science

1982 Non-fiction (science biography)

Profiles three contemporary scientists, exploring scientific temperaments and their social contexts.

history of sciencescientist biographyscience and society

Smokescreen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-Up

1996 Investigative journalism / Non-fiction

An investigative account of the tobacco industry's cover-up of health information and the reporting that exposed it.

tobacco industrypublic healthcorporate cover-up

Protecting America’s Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation

2003 History / Policy

A study of the FDA's century-long history of regulation and its relationship with business.

regulatory policyFDApublic policy

Rx for Survival: Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge

2005 Public health / Non-fiction

Discusses global health challenges and argues for strengthening public health and international cooperation.

global healthpreventive medicineinternational cooperation

Bibliography

  • Scientific Temperaments: Three Lives in Contemporary Science
  • Smokescreen: The Truth Behind the Tobacco Industry Cover-Up
  • Protecting America’s Health: The FDA, Business, and One Hundred Years of Regulation
  • Rx for Survival: Why We Must Rise to the Global Health Challenge

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear investigative reporting styleexpository, evidence-based proseaccessible non-fiction on science and public health
Recurring Motifs
concern for public healthscrutiny of business-regulation relationsintersection of science and policy

Health

  • liver disease
    晩年、死去に至るまで
    Died in 2022 from complications related to liver disease.

Legacy

Known for investigative reporting that exposed the tobacco industry's cover-up and for influential books on public health and regulation; respected as a journalist and non-fiction author.

Trivia

  • Worked as a reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post.
  • Known for books exposing tobacco industry cover-ups, including 'Smokescreen'.
  • Died April 23, 2022 from complications of liver disease at age 74.