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March 04, 2006
Dr. Lawrence Krauss, author of "The Physics of Star Trek" and Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University, 2/22/06
Dr. Lawrence Krauss, Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy at Case Western Reserve University. Professor Krauss is the author of over 200 scientific publications, as well as numerous popular articles on physics. He has written six popular books, including the international bestseller, The Physics of Star Trek. His latest book, Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions from Plato to String Theory and Beyond, was published in Fall 2005 by Viking.
Professor Krauss has received numerous awards for his research, writing, and lecturing. These include include the Gravity Research Foundation First Prize Award (1984) and the Presidential Investigator Award (1986). In February 2000, in Washington D.C., he was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science's 1999-2000 Award for the Public Understanding of Science and Technology, joining previous awardees Carl Sagan (1995) and E.O.Wilson (1994).
In April 2001, he received the Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize of the American Physical Society. The citation reads “For outstanding contributions to the understanding of the early universe, and extraordinary achievement in communicating the essence of physical science to the general public”. In April 2001 the American Institute of Physics announced that he had been awarded the 2001 Andrew Gemant Award, given annually to "a person who has made significant contributions to the cultural, artistic, or humanistic dimensions of physics". Previous awardees include Freeman Dyson, Steven Weinberg, and Stephen Hawking. In 2002 Professor Krauss was awarded the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award, for his book, Atom.
In 2003 Professor Krauss was awarded the Oersted Medal, the highest award of the American Association of Physics Teachers, for his contributions to the teaching of physics. Previous awardees include Richard Feynman, I.I. Rabi, Edward Purcell, and Hans Bethe.
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