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Lars Lindberg Christensen | |
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![]() Lars Lindberg Christensen at the European Southern Observatory 50th anniversary gala, Residenz, Munich, October 11, 2012. | |
Born | October 18, 1970 Copenhagen, Denmark | (age 53)
Nationality | Danish |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Lars Lindberg Christensen is science communicator and author of a dozen books on astronomy and science communication translated to ten languages[1]. He is employed by ESO and by the International Astronomical Union. As press officer for the latter he was leading the media communication of the 2006 IAU reclassification of Pluto as a dwarf planet[2][3]. He leads the Portal to the Universe[4][5] project, and was the initiator of the ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator project[6]. He leads the Hubblecast[7] and ESOcast[8]video podcasts and initiated the Astronomy Visualization Metadata project[9], that later became the Virtual Astronomy Multimedia Project. He has received a handful of awards[10] including the Danish Tycho Brahe Medal[11].
References
- ^ "Books by Lars Lindberg Christensen". Lars Lindberg Christensen. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "IAU Press Release IAU0603". IAU. 2006. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "The Pluto Affair" (PDF). Future Professional Communication in Astronomy (Eds. A. Heck & L. Houziaux, Mém. Acad. Royale Belgique, 2007). 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Portal To the Universe". Portal To the Universe. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Portal To the Universe Now Open". Universe Today. 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator". ESA/ESO/NASA. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "The Hubblecast". ESA/Hubble. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "The ESOcast". ESO. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Astronomy Visualization Metadata". VAMP. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Lars Lindberg Christensen". Lars Lindberg Christensen. 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ^ "Tycho Brahe medaljen". Bodil Pedersen Fonden. 2005. Retrieved 2013-03-29.