Mary Roach

About Mary Roach

An American author known for her works of popular science, she published such titles as Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal. Her numerous, award-winning journal articles include How to Win at Germ Warfare and The Bamboo Solution.

Mary Roach is an American author specializing in popular science and humor. In 2016, she published seven books: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, My Planète: Seeking humor in the weirdest places, Gulp: Canal Adventure and Grunt: The curious science of man in war. Roach is known for his curiosity and humor in addition to his research. Many of his humorous articles in various publications over the decades include his monthly comedy column, "My Planet," in Reader's Digest.

Born	March 20, 1959, Etna, New Hampshire
Nationality	American
Genre	Popular science, humor
Occupation	Author (non-fiction), humorist

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Trivia

She has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, Vogue, and Outside Magazine.

Mary Roach before fame

She earned her bachelor's degree in 1981 from Wesleyan University and worked as a freelance copy editor. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, her best-selling book, was released in 2003.

Achievement of Mary Roach

GQ, The New York Times Magazine, Wired, Vogue, and Outside Magazine have all published her work.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Mary Roach family life

She married illustrator Ed Rachles. The couple have two daughters together.

Associations of Mary Roach

Art Bell's radio discussion show Coast to Coast AM has had her as a guest.

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