Richard Panek

Edit links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Richard Panek
OccupationAuthor,
The Trouble With Gravity
  • The Autistic Brain
  • The 4 Percent Universe
  • The Invisible Century
    • Notable awardsNew York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship

    Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship

    Antarctic Artists and Writers Program Grant

    American Institute of Physics 2012 Science Communication Award for Journalism
    SpouseMeg Wolitzer
    Website
    richardpanek.net

    Richard Panek is an American popular science writer, columnist, and journalist who specializes in the topics of space, the universe, and gravity. He has published several books and has written articles for a number of news outlets and scientific organizations, including Scientific American, WIRED, New Scientist, and Discover.

    Education and career

    Born in Chicago, Panek received his

    New York Times.[1]

    He went on to be a faculty adviser for Goddard College for their Master's Creative Writing program[2] and also taught creative writing classes at Barnard College.[3] He is also a frequent speaker and presenter at writing seminars for Johns Hopkins University.[4]

    In 2003 Panek donated the writing material for his first book, Waterloo Diamonds, to be a special collection at the University of Northern Iowa.[1]

    He was one of three screenwriters for the giant-screen 2015 film Robots.[5]

    The Last Word On Nothing

    Panek first joined the multi-author blog known as The Last Word On Nothing after being invited as a contributor by Ann Finkbeiner.[6]

    Awards and grants

    For his early short fiction work in various newspapers, Panek was given the

    Fellowship for science writing from the New York Foundation for the Arts.[2] It was in 2008 that he received an additional fellowship for the same, but from the Guggenheim Foundation,[3] along with a grant from the Antarctic Artists and Writers Program as awarded by the National Science Foundation.[8] The American Institute of Physics gave Panek the 2012 Science Communication Award for Journalism after the publication of his book The 4 Percent Universe.[9] The Goodreads Choice Awards for 2013 in Nonfiction was given to Panek and his co-author Temple Grandin for their book The Autistic Brain.[10]

    Bibliography

    References

    1. ^ a b "Richard Panek Papers, 1983–1995". Special Collections & University Archives. University of Northern Iowa. 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    2. ^
      ISSN 0035-872X
      . Retrieved December 9, 2020.
    3. ^ a b "Fellows – Richard Panek". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    4. The JHU Gazette
      . September 29, 2008. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    5. ^ "'Robots': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. June 9, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    6. ^ Zivkovic, Bora (November 29, 2011). "Scienceblogging: a Q&A with the crew of The Last Word on Nothing". Scientific American. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    7. ^ McClung, James W. (September 30, 1989). Annual Report of the Library of Congress 1989 (PDF). Library of Congress. p. 62.
    8. ^ "Past Participants". Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. National Science Foundation. 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020. Richard Panek, Writer, 2008. Traveling to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station he visited the South Pole Telescope (SPT) site and interviewed scientists working on project. The South Pole Telescope is an integral component of a book that he is writing called, Let There Be Dark: At the Dawn of the Next Universe; a comprehensive account of dark matter, dark energy, and the revolution in our understanding of the universe. Award #: 0739893
    9. ^ "2012 Science Communication Award – Richard Panek". American Institute of Physics. 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    10. Tor.com
      . December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    11. ^ Panek, Richard (2019). "Episode 32: Brian Keating Interviews Richard Panek About The Trouble With Gravity". Into The Impossible (Interview). Interviewed by Brian Keating. Arthur C. Clarke Center For Human Imagination. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    12. The Leonard Lopate Show (Interview). Interviewed by Leonard Lopate. WNYC-FM
      . Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    13. The Leonard Lopate Show (Interview). Interviewed by Leonard Lopate. WNYC-FM
      . Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    14. ISBN 9780874136869
      .
    15. ^ Blades, John (August 7, 1995). "America's Past Time". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Panek&oldid=1192035532"