Timothy Ferris
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Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
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| instanceOf |
human
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journalist → non-fiction writer → science writer → |
| awardReceived |
American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award
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Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science → |
| citizenship |
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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| employer |
University of California, Berkeley
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| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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cosmology → science communication → |
| genre |
popular science
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| hasOccupation |
science communicator
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| hasWrittenAbout |
Big Bang
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amateur astronomy → cosmology → galaxies → history of astronomy → |
| hasWrittenWorkType |
popular science book
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science essay → science journalism article → |
| knownFor |
explaining complex scientific ideas to a broad audience
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popularizing astronomy → popularizing cosmology → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| mainSubject |
astronomy
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cosmology → history of science → |
| nationality |
American
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| notableWork |
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
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Galaxies → Seeing in the Dark → The Mind's Sky → The Red Limit → The Science of Liberty → The Whole Shebang → |
| occupation |
author
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educator → journalist → professor → science writer → |
| positionHeld |
professor at University of California, Berkeley
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| sexOrGender |
male
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Referenced by (1)
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Voyager Golden Record project
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