Richard Panek | |
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| Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, Science Communicator |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.S., Journalism, Northwestern University M.F.A., fiction, University of Iowa |
| Period | 1995–present |
| Genre | non-fiction, popular science |
| Subject | Space, the universe, gravity, autism |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Notable awards | New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship Antarctic Artists and Writers Program Grant American Institute of Physics 2012 Science Communication Award for Journalism |
| Spouse | Meg Wolitzer |
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Richard Panek is an American popular science writer, columnist, and journalist who specializes in the topics of space, the universe, and gravity. He has published several books and has written articles for a number of news outlets and scientific organizations, including Scientific American, WIRED, New Scientist, and Discover.