Thomas Levenson is an American academic, science writer and documentary film-maker. As of 2012[update], he is Professor of Science Writing and director of the graduate program in science writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has written six books: Ice Time: Climate, Science and Life on Earth; Measure for Measure: A Musical History of Science; Einstein in Berlin;[1] The Hunt for Vulcan: And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe (shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016);[2] Newton and the Counterfeiter[3][4][5] and Money for Nothing: The Scientists, Fraudsters, and Corrupt Politicians Who Reinvented Money, Panicked a Nation, and Made the World Rich.
He also writes articles and reviews for newspapers and magazines.
Biography
Levenson's father was Joseph R. Levenson, a professor of history at University of California, Berkeley.[6]
He earned his bachelor's degree in East Asian Studies from Harvard University.
He is married and lives in Massachusetts with his wife and son.
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References
- Faculty: Writing and Humanistic Studies. Massachusetts Institute of Technology website. (Accessed 2012-03-16)
- Thomas Levenson. Faber and Faber website. (Accessed 2009-09-02)