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Eirik Newth

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Eirik Newth
Born (1964-08-17) 17 August 1964 (age 60)
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality.
Awards

Eirik Newth (born 17 August 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book Jakten på sannheten.[1]

He is the son of author and illustrator couple Philip and Mette Newth,[2] and a maternal grandson of writer couple Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen.[3]

Selected works

  • Se opp på vår egen stjernehimmel (1992)
  • Sola – vår egen stjerne (1994)
  • Jakten på sannheten – vitenskapens historie (1996)
  • Tallenes Verden (2002)
  • Neopangea (Science fiction novel, 2006)

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ "Eirik Newth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. ^ Risa, Gunvor. "Mette Newth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
Awards
Preceded by Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth
1996 		Succeeded by
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