Bernard Dixon (1938–2020)
Författare till Power Unseen: How microbes rule the world
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Trained as a microbiologist, Bernard Dixon has for many years been a science writer, editor, and consultant. He edited the British weekly New Scientist from 1969 to 1979 and now writes regularly for Lancet Infectious Diseases and Current Biology as well as Microbe. He holds an honorary D.Sc. from visa mer the University of Edinburgh for his contributions to public debate on scientific issues, and he was appointed an OBE for services to science journalism. He has received the Charter Award of the Institute of Biology, and in 2002 he shared with Steven Rose the Biochemical Society Award "for science communication in the public domain." His previous books include Power Unseen: How Microbes Rule the World, Beyond the Magic Bullet, Magnificent Microbes, and What Is Science For? As well as editing the journal Medical Science Research for 10 years, Dixon has served as European editor for Bio/Technology (now Nature Biotechnology). He has been a member of the board of the Edinburgh International Science Festival and the European Federation of Biotechnology's Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology. He teaches courses on science communication for bodies ranging from Cancer Research UK to the Universities of Oxford and St Andrews. visa färre
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- Andra namn
- Dixon, Dr Bernard
- Födelsedag
- 1938-07-17
- Avled
- 2020-10-30
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Yrken
- science writer
editor - Organisationer
- The New Scientist
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Healthwatch Award (1999)
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- 23
- Även av
- 5
- Medlemmar
- 266
- Popularitet
- #86,736
- Betyg
- 3.4
- Recensioner
- 3
- ISBN
- 52
- Språk
- 6