Charles Seife
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Charles Seife is an American
author, journalist and professor.
His first published book was Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea. He had written within the scientific community for years before this, having done freelance work for New Scientist
, Scientific American
, The Economist
, Science
, Wired UK
and The Sciences
, among others.
Prior to his career in Journalism he received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University
, an M.S. in mathematics from Yale University
and a M.S. in journalism from Columbia University
.
He has written five books to date:
He is currently an associate professor in New York University
's Journalism Department.
, the National Association of Science Writers
, and the D.C. Science Writers Association.
Seife is among a small number of people with a defined Erdős–Bacon number, 7.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
author, journalist and professor.
His first published book was Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea. He had written within the scientific community for years before this, having done freelance work for New Scientist
New Scientist
New Scientist is a weekly non-peer-reviewed English-language international science magazine, which since 1996 has also run a website, covering recent developments in science and technology for a general audience. Founded in 1956, it is published by Reed Business Information Ltd, a subsidiary of...
, Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
, The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Wired UK
Wired UK
Wired UK is a full-colour monthly magazine that reports primarily on the effects of science and technology. It covers a broad range of topics including design, architecture, culture, the economy, politics and philosophy...
and The Sciences
The Sciences
The Sciences was published from 1961 to 2001 by the New York Academy of Sciences. Each issue contained articles that discussed science issues with cultural relevance, illustrated with fine art and an occasional cartoon. The periodical won seven National Magazine Awards over the course of its...
, among others.
Prior to his career in Journalism he received an undergraduate degree from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, an M.S. in mathematics from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and a M.S. in journalism from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
He has written five books to date:
- Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea, Penguin Putnam, 2000. ISBN 0-670-88457-X
- Alpha & Omega: The Search for the Beginning and End of the Universe
- Decoding The Universe, 2007
- Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking, 2008
- Proofiness: The Dark Arts of Mathematical Deception, 2010 ISBN 978-0670022168
He is currently an associate professor in New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
's Journalism Department.
Professional associations
He is a member of PENInternational PEN
PEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
, the National Association of Science Writers
National Association of Science Writers
The National Association of Science Writers was created in 1934 by a dozen science journalists and reporters in New York City. The aim of the organization was to improve the craft of science journalism and to promote good science reportage....
, and the D.C. Science Writers Association.
Seife is among a small number of people with a defined Erdős–Bacon number, 7.