Paul Halpern
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Paul Halpern (Template:IPAc-en; born 1961) is an American author and professor of physics at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.
Life
Halpern studied at Temple University and graduated in 1982 with a B.A. in physics and mathematics.[1][2] He went on to receive a master's degree in physics and later a Ph.D. in theoretical physics in 1987 from Stony Brook University.[1][3]
In 2002, Halpern received a Guggenheim Fellowship.[1][4] He has also received a Fulbright Scholarship and an Athenaeum Society Literary Award.
He has written many popular science books and articles, including the books The Cyclical Serpent, Cosmic Wormholes and The Great Beyond. He has also appeared on the 1994 PBS series Futurequest, as well as the National Public Radio show "Radio Times."Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2007, he published a book based on The Simpsons titled What's Science Ever Done for Us. He later appeared in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.[5]
Halpern published Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat in 2015, The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality in 2017, Synchronicity: The Epic Quest to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect in 2020, and Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate in 2021.
In 2017 he was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[6]
Works
- Time Journeys: A search for Cosmic Destiny and Meaning, McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 1990, Template:ISBN
- Cosmic Wormholes: The Search for Interstellar Shortcuts, Plume, 1993. Template:ISBN
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- The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction, Perseus Pub., 2000, Template:ISBN
- Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World, Basic Books, 2000, Template:Isbn
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- Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System, 2004, Template:Isbn 32 pages; children's book, illustrated by Lynette Cook
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- Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos, coauthor Paul S. Wesson, 2006, Template:ISBN
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- The Allure of the Multiverse: Extra Dimensions, Other Worlds, and Parallel Universes. Basic Books. 16 January 2024. ISBN 978–1541602175
References
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External links
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- Paul Halpern, Saint Joseph's University
- Paul Halpern Biography
- Paul Halpern: Science Books and Articles, National Association of Science Writers
- Books by Paul Halpern, National Association of Science Writers
- Paul Halpern Interview
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