Paul Halpern
Paul Halpern is an American Professor of Physics, and Fellow in the Humanities at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He received a Ph.D in theoretical physics, a M.A. in physics and a B.A. in physics and mathematics. He was also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, and an Athenaeum Society Literary Award.
He has written many widely acclaimed popular science books and articles, books including The Cyclical Serpent, Cosmic Wormholes and The Great Beyond. He also appeared on "Future Quest," a PBS series, as well as the National Public Radio show "Radio Times."
In 2007, he published a book based on the Simpsons, "What's Science Ever Done for Us," which sparked interest in the Science of the Simpsons. He appeared briefly on the Simpsons 20th Anniversary on Ice in early 2010.
His most recently published book is, Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles.
[edit] List of books by Paul Halpern
Time Journeys: A search for Cosmic Destiny and Meaning, 1990
Cosmic Wormholes: The Search for Interstellar Shortcuts, 1992
The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe, 1995
The Structure of the Universe, 1996
The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction, 2000
Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World, 2000
The Quest for Alien Planets: Exploring Worlds Outside the Solar System, 2003
Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System, 2004
The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything, 2005
Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos, 2006
What's Science Ever Done for Us?: What The Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe, 2007
Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles, 2009
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