He wrote several well-received books, including Assault on the Unknown about the International Geophysical Year; We Are Not Alone, a bestseller about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence; Continents in Motion; Black Holes: The Edge of Space, the End of Time; and Landprints.
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walter, sullivan, journalist, walter, seager, sullivan, january, 1918, march, 1996, considered, dean, science, writers, sullivan, spent, most, career, science, reporter, york, times, over, year, career, covered, aspects, science, antarctic, expeditions, rocket. Walter Seager Sullivan Jr January 12 1918 March 19 1996 was considered the dean of science writers 1 Sullivan spent most of his career as a science reporter for The New York Times Over a 50 year career he covered all aspects of science Antarctic expeditions rocket launchings in the late 1950s physics chemistry and geology He wrote several well received books including Assault on the Unknown about the International Geophysical Year We Are Not Alone a bestseller about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence Continents in Motion Black Holes The Edge of Space the End of Time and Landprints In 1971 Sullivan participated in a symposium on the occasion of the arrival of Mariner 9 to Mars together with Ray Bradbury Arthur C Clarke Carl Sagan and Bruce C Murray Their discussions were recorded in the book Mars and the Mind of Man 2 3 Sullivan won nearly every award open to a science journalist including the Daly Medal of the American Geographical Society the George Polk Award the Distinguished Public Service Award of the National Science Foundation the AIP Science writing award the James T Grady James H Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public from the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science In 1980 Sullivan was awarded the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences 4 The American Geophysical Union named its science journalism award after Sullivan 5 See also EditGerard K O NeillReferences Edit John Noble Wilford Walter Sullivan 78 Dies Showed Science at Its Most Daring The New York Times March 29 1996 p D24 registration required Hartmann W K 10 May 1974 Mars and the Mind of Man A panel discussion Pasadena Calif Nov 1971 Ray Bradbury Arthur C Clarke Bruce Murray Carl Sagan and Walter Sullivan Harper and Row New York 1973 xiv 144 pp illus 7 95 Science 184 4137 663 664 doi 10 1126 science 184 4137 663 Gingerich Owen February 1975 Mars and the mind of man Icarus 24 2 269 270 doi 10 1016 0019 1035 75 90104 9 Public Welfare Medal National Academy of Sciences Retrieved 30 October 2019 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism Features American Geophysical Union Retrieved 30 October 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Sullivan journalist amp oldid 1071029494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
