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Edward Steers Jr. is an American scientist and historian. He is an authority on U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and has received awards in both the fields of scientific research and history.
Career
Born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Edward Steers gained an early appreciation for science by attending classes as a young boy taught by his father, who headed the Science Department at Moravian College. Steers received his AB degree in Microbiology in 1959 and his PhD in Molecular Biology in 1963 from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and joined the staff of the National Institutes of Health (1963–1994). Recruited out of graduate school by Nobel Laureate (Chemistry) Christian B. Anfinsen, Steers learned his research skills working alongside one of the world's leading biochemists. From 1966 to 1986 Steers served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Biochemistry at the George Washington University School of Medicine. From 1984 to 1994 he served as the Deputy Scientific Director for Intramural Research in the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases and Kidney Diseases.
After his retirement in 1994, Steers turned his research skills to full-time writing in the field of history.
Edward Steers is recognized as a leading authority on Abraham Lincoln and his assassination. and The Lincoln Forum's "Richard Nelson Current Award of Achievement".
Books
Steers is the author of a number of books, including:
- Hoax. Hitler's Diaries, Lincoln's Assassins, and other Famous Frauds. University Press of Kentucky. 2013. .