He was the senior science editor of Highlights for Children from 1958 until his death in 2006, aged 93. The magazine, a general interest magazine for children, had been started by his parents in 1946, and had a circulation of about two million in 2006.[2]
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^ abcHevesi, Dennis (6 January 2007). "Jack Myers, 93, Editor Who Geared Science to Children, Dies". The New York Times. p. A16. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
Elisabeth Gantt, "Jack E. Myers", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences (2018)
January 01, 1970
jack, myers, biologist, john, edgar, jack, myers, july, 1913, december, 2006, american, molecular, biologist, writer, popular, science, jack, myersborn, 1913, july, 1913boyd, mills, pennsylvaniadieddecember, 2006, 2006, aged, austin, texasscientific, careerfie. John Edgar Jack Myers July 10 1913 December 28 2006 was an American molecular biologist and writer of popular science Jack MyersBorn 1913 07 10 July 10 1913Boyd s Mills PennsylvaniaDiedDecember 28 2006 2006 12 28 aged 93 Austin TexasScientific careerFieldsbiologyBiography editBorn in Pennsylvania Myers graduated from Juniata College in 1933 and gained a Masters from Montana State University in 1935 and a Ph D from the University of Minnesota in 1939 1 Myers joined the University of Texas in 1941 teaching until 1980 He continued researching as an emeritus professor until 1999 His areas of expertise were photosynthesis phototropism and algae His work included research on growing algae in space 1 He was elected as a member of the U S National Academy of Sciences in 1975 In 1998 he was awarded the Founders Award by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Other awards include The Darbaker Prize from the Botanical Society of America in 1959 1 He was the senior science editor of Highlights for Children from 1958 until his death in 2006 aged 93 The magazine a general interest magazine for children had been started by his parents in 1946 and had a circulation of about two million in 2006 2 References edit a b c Hevesi Dennis 6 January 2007 Jack Myers 93 Editor Who Geared Science to Children Dies The New York Times p A16 Retrieved 22 February 2022 About Us HighlightsExternal links editElisabeth Gantt Jack E Myers Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Myers biologist amp oldid 1214914562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
