Deborah Shapley

Background

Shapley, Deborah was born on November 2, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Willis Harlow and Virginia (Bishop) Shapley.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, l967.

Career

Reporter, Quincy (Massachusetts) Patriot Ledger, l967-68; reporter, editor, Technology Review, Cambridge, Massachusetts, l968-7l; reporter, Science magazine, Washington, l97l-79; senior associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, New York City, l979-8l; guest scholar, Resources for Future, Washington, l98l-82; Washington editor, Nature, l982-83; research scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, l984-86; freelance journalist, consultant, Washington, l986-.

Achievements

• Deborah Shapley has been listed as a noteworthy Journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Lost at the Frontier: U.S. Science and Technology Policy Adrift

    (For all their spectacular success in capturing Nobel priz...)

  • Promise and Power: The Life and Times of Robert McNamara

    (A comprehensive biography of Robert S. McNamara follows h...)

  • The Seventh Continent: Antarctica in a Resource Age
  • Promise and Power: The Life and Times of Robert McNamara by Deborah Shapley (1993-01-03)

Membership

Board of directors Levine School Music, Washington, l984-.

Connections

Married Roger Spencer Cortesi, September 28, l974. Children: Roger, Katharine. Stepchildren: Tina Cortesi, Isabella Cortesi.

Father:

Willis Harlow Shapley

Mother:

Virginia (Bishop) Shapley

Spouse:

Roger Spencer Cortesi

child:

Roger Shapley

child:

Tina Cortesi Shapley

child:

Katharine Shapley

child:

Isabella Cortesi Shapley