Richard Ward Morris (1939–August 28, 2003) was an American author, editor, and poet. He published more than 20 books in his lifetime, many of which were written to "explain the intricacies of science to the general public".[citation needed] His literary style and narrative talents allowed for easy reading of what were otherwise heady and intellectual topics, bringing sometimes abstract scientific ideas to a level the common person could understand.
In 1968, he established and became the executive director of the Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers (COSMEP). It was an attempt to organize the energy of the small presses. His COSMEP newsletter guided literary magazines and underground press publications right through the Vietnam War into the Ronald Reagan era.
Beginning in 1979, Morris became known to the wider world as the author of a series of mainstream science books. His literary style and narrative talents allowed for easy reading of what were otherwise heady and intellectual topics, bringing sometimes abstract scientific ideas to a level the common person could understand.
He published as well poetry, fiction, and drama. He still continued publishing small press collections of poetry and drama, which were read mostly by his friends and peers; his selected poetry, Assyrians, was published in 1991 by "The Smith".
The Evolutionists: The Struggle for Darwin's Soul (2002) deviated from his usual fare, but evolution and the controversies surrounding it through history had become his interest later in life.
His final work, The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table, was published posthumously in 2003.[2][3][4]
Bibliographyedit
Light: From Genesis to Modern Physics (1979)
The End of the World (1980)
The Fate of the Universe (1982)
Evolution and Human Nature (1983)
Dismantling the Universe: The Nature of Scientific Discovery (1984)
Time's Arrows: Scientific Attitudes Toward Time (1986)
The Nature of Reality: The Universe After Einstein (1988)
The Edges of Science: Crossing the Boundary from Physics to Metaphysics (1990)
Cosmic Questions: Galactic Halos, Cold Dark Matter and the End of Time (Wiley Popular Science) (1995)[5]
Achilles in the Quantum Universe: the Definitive History of Infinity (1997)[6]
The Universe, the Eleventh Dimension, and Everything: What We Know and How We Know It (1999)
The Evolutionists: The Struggle for Darwin's Soul (2002)
The Big Questions: Probing the Promise and Limits of Science (2002)
The Last Sorcerers: The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table (2003)
Referencesedit
^"Richard Morris, PhD". Macmillan website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^Carmen J. Giunta, "Book review: Richard Morris: The Last Sorcerers", Foundations of Chemistry, Volume 9, Number 1 (2007), 97-100, DOI: 10.1007/s10698-006-9005-y
^Tim Radford, "Peer Review", The Guardian (UK), 28 July 2005
^The Last Sorcerers. 2003. doi:10.17226/10722. ISBN978-0-309-09507-5. Retrieved 3 September 2012 – via National Academies Press website.
^"Review: Achilles in the Quantum Universe", Kirkus Reviews
April 30, 2024
richard, morris, author, other, people, named, richard, morris, richard, morris, disambiguation, richard, ward, morris, 1939, august, 2003, american, author, editor, poet, published, more, than, books, lifetime, many, which, were, written, explain, intricacies. For other people named Richard Morris see Richard Morris disambiguation Richard Ward Morris 1939 August 28 2003 was an American author editor and poet He published more than 20 books in his lifetime many of which were written to explain the intricacies of science to the general public citation needed His literary style and narrative talents allowed for easy reading of what were otherwise heady and intellectual topics bringing sometimes abstract scientific ideas to a level the common person could understand Richard MorrisRichard Ward MorrisBorn1939 1939 U S DiedAugust 28 2003 2003 08 28 aged 63 64 OccupationWriter poet editorEducationUniversity of New MexicoUniversity of Nevada RenoGenrePopular science booksNotable worksCommittee of Small Magazine Editors and PublishersCareer editMorris received his MS in physics from the University of New Mexico and his PhD in physics from the University of Nevada Reno before he moved to San Francisco 1 where he started the magazine Camels Coming In 1968 he established and became the executive director of the Committee of Small Magazine Editors and Publishers COSMEP It was an attempt to organize the energy of the small presses His COSMEP newsletter guided literary magazines and underground press publications right through the Vietnam War into the Ronald Reagan era Beginning in 1979 Morris became known to the wider world as the author of a series of mainstream science books His literary style and narrative talents allowed for easy reading of what were otherwise heady and intellectual topics bringing sometimes abstract scientific ideas to a level the common person could understand He published as well poetry fiction and drama He still continued publishing small press collections of poetry and drama which were read mostly by his friends and peers his selected poetry Assyrians was published in 1991 by The Smith The Evolutionists The Struggle for Darwin s Soul 2002 deviated from his usual fare but evolution and the controversies surrounding it through history had become his interest later in life His final work The Last Sorcerers The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table was published posthumously in 2003 2 3 4 Bibliography editLight From Genesis to Modern Physics 1979 The End of the World 1980 The Fate of the Universe 1982 Evolution and Human Nature 1983 Dismantling the Universe The Nature of Scientific Discovery 1984 Time s Arrows Scientific Attitudes Toward Time 1986 The Nature of Reality The Universe After Einstein 1988 The Edges of Science Crossing the Boundary from Physics to Metaphysics 1990 Cosmic Questions Galactic Halos Cold Dark Matter and the End of Time Wiley Popular Science 1995 5 Achilles in the Quantum Universe the Definitive History of Infinity 1997 6 The Universe the Eleventh Dimension and Everything What We Know and How We Know It 1999 The Evolutionists The Struggle for Darwin s Soul 2002 The Big Questions Probing the Promise and Limits of Science 2002 The Last Sorcerers The Path from Alchemy to the Periodic Table 2003 References edit Richard Morris PhD Macmillan website Retrieved 3 September 2012 Carmen J Giunta Book review Richard Morris The Last Sorcerers Foundations of Chemistry Volume 9 Number 1 2007 97 100 DOI 10 1007 s10698 006 9005 y Tim Radford Peer Review The Guardian UK 28 July 2005 The Last Sorcerers 2003 doi 10 17226 10722 ISBN 978 0 309 09507 5 Retrieved 3 September 2012 via National Academies Press website Review Cosmic Questions Kirkus Reviews Review Achilles in the Quantum Universe Kirkus Reviews Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Morris author amp oldid 1193233901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
