Peter Michelmore began his career in journalism at the News in Adelaide prior to becoming foreign correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald. Michelmore also worked for Rupert Murdoch's News Limited in New York was contributing editor for Readers' Digest for twenty-six years.
Michelmore wrote several biographies of international figures including Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer.
Source: Joseph Glascott, 'A Gifted Writer Who Spent a Lifetime Reporting the News', Sydney Morning Herald, (25 February 2010): 11
