Randall Munroe

Randall Munroe
Munroe speaking at re:publica in 2016
Munroe speaking at re:publica in 2016
BornRandall Patrick Munroe
(1984-10-17) October 17, 1984 (age 40)
Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater
GenreWebcomics, popular science
Notable works
Signature
Randall Munroe with a small stick figure at the end
Website
www.xkcd.com

Randall Patrick Munroe (born October 17, 1984)[1][2][3] is an American cartoonist, author, and engineer best known as the creator of the webcomic xkcd. Munroe has worked full-time on the comic since late 2006.[4] In addition to publishing a book of the webcomic's strips, titled xkcd: Volume 0, he has written four books: What If?, Thing Explainer, How To, and What If? 2.

  1. ^ Chamberlin, Alan. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Ly, Chen (October 12, 2022). "Randall Munroe on answering the strangest scientific questions". New Scientist. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Cavna, Michael (September 12, 2022). "The world's funniest former NASA roboticist will take your questions". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ Cohen, Noam (May 26, 2008). "This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on March 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2008.