Manjit Kumar (born 1963) is a science writer. He wrote the popular science book Quantum which was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2009.[1] He was also co-author of the book Science and the Retreat from Reason. He has degrees in physics and philosophy. He is the former Consulting Science Editor of Wired UK.[2]
He lives in north London and is married with two sons.
Journalism
editPrometheus
editPrometheus was a short lived journal that covered the arts and sciences, that was edited by Manjit Kumar along with fellow associate Pandora Kay-Kreizman. Its first two issues had appeared by late 1999. Issue 3 was published in March 2000. and Issue 4—the final issue—around March 2001.[full citation needed]
References
edit- ↑ "Science and exploration dominate BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2009 shortlist". Samuel Johnson Prize. 22 May 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ "Author Info: Manjit Kumar". Janklow & Nesbit. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Daily%20Telegraph
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Financial%20Times
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Guardian
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Independent
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Literary%20Review
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Nature.com
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/New%20Humanist
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/New%20Scientist
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Sunday%20Telegraph
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Tehelka
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Times
- ↑ http://manjitkumar-reviewsarticles.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Wall%20Street%20Journal
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080102085612/http://www.prometheus.demon.co.uk/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080102085612/http://www.prometheus.demon.co.uk/
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- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080102085612/http://www.prometheus.demon.co.uk/