Eirik Newth
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Norwegian astrophysicist and author
Eirik Newth | |
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| Born | (1964年08月17日) 17 August 1964 (age 60) Bergen, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. |
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Eirik Newth (born 17 August 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book Jakten på sannheten.[1]
He is the son of author and illustrator couple Philip and Mette Newth,[2] and a maternal grandson of writer couple Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen.[3]
Selected works
[edit ]- Se opp på vår egen stjernehimmel (1992)
- Sola – vår egen stjerne (1994)
- Jakten på sannheten – vitenskapens historie (1996)
- Tallenes Verden (2002)
- Neopangea (Science fiction novel, 2006)
Awards
[edit ]- Brage Prize 1996
External links
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008年06月10日. Retrieved 2008年10月21日.
- ^ "Eirik Newth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ Risa, Gunvor. "Mette Newth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
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| Preceded by | Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth 1996 |
Succeeded by |
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