\n<\/p>\n
JOHN LISLE<\/strong> has a Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas, where he is now a professor of the history of science. His first book,\u00a0The Dirty Tricks Department<\/i>, tells the story of the scientists who developed secret weapons, documents, and disguises for the OSS during World War II. He has received research and writing awards from the National Academy of Sciences, the American Institute of Physics, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His work has been published in\u00a0Skeptic<\/i>,\u00a0Scientific American<\/i>,\u00a0Smithsonian Magazine<\/i>, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n