Lars Lindberg Christensen
Lars Lindberg Christensen is a science communicator heading the ESO education and Public Outreach Department in Munich, Germany. He is responsible for public outreach and education for the VLT, La Silla, for ESO’s part of ALMA, E-ELT and ESA’s part of the Hubble Space Telescope, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Press Office and the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Secretariat. He is Press Officer for the IAU and manager of the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator project.
Lars Lindberg Christensen has more than 100 publications to his credit, most of them in popular science communication and its theory. His other productive interests lie in the areas of graphical communication, written communication, technical communication and scientific communication. He has produced material for a multitude of different media from star shows, laser shows and slide shows, to web, print, TV and radio. He is married and has a son.
Awards
- MEDEA Special Jury Award, (Eyes on the Skies), 2009
- Wiley-VCH, Book Bestseller #2, (Eyes on the Skies), 2008
- Wiley-VCH, Book Bestseller #8, (Hidden Universe), 2008
- Wiley-VCH, Book Bestseller #3, (Hubble — 15 Years of Discovery), 2006
- The Tycho Brahe Medal for achievements in science communication, 2005
Movies By Christensen
- Director, Executive producer and co-author of the science documentary Eyes on the Skies - 400 Years of Telescopic Discovery, IAU/ESA-Hubble/ESO, 2008
- Director, Executive producer and co-author of the science documentary Hubble - 15 Years of Discovery, ESA/Hubble, 2005
Books By Christensen
- Cosmic Collisions, w. R.Y. Shida and D.D. Martin, 2009, ISBN 978-0-387-93853-0
- 하늘을 보는 눈, w. G. Schilling, Science Books, 2009, ISBN 978-89-8371-122-9
- 見えない宇宙を観る, w. R. Fosbury and R. Hurt, Maruzen, 2009, ISBN 978-4-621-08144-0
- 星空の４００年, w. G. Schilling, Maruzen, 2009, ISBN 978-4-621-08145-7
- Eyes on the Skies - 400 Years of Telescopic Discovery, w. G. Schilling, Wiley, 2009, ISBN 3-527-40865-7
- Unser Fenster zum Weltraum, w. G. Schilling, Wiley, 2009, ISBN 3-527-40867-3
- Katse taivaalle, w. G. Schilling, URSA, 2008, ISBN 978-952-5329-73-5
- Hidden Universe, w. R. Fosbury and R. Hurt, Wiley, 2009, ISBN 3-527-40866-5
- Verborgenes Universum, w. R. Fosbury and R. Hurt, Wiley, 2009, ISBN 3-527-40868-1
- Kätketty maailmankaikkeus, w. R. Fosbury and R. Hurt, URSA, 2008, ISBN 978-952-5329-74-2
- 繁體中文版《哈勃十七年探索之旅》出版, w. R. Fosbury, 2008, ISBN 978-962-432-630-7
- Communicating Astronomy with the public 2007 Proceedings From the ESO/ESA/IAU Conference Athens, Greece, 8 - 11 October 2007, eds. L. L. Christensen, M. Zoulias & I. Robson, ESA/Hubble, 2008
- Kvantespring i det 20. Århundrede – astronomi og fysik mod det nye årtusinde, w. Helge Kragh, John Rosendal Nielsen, Michael Cramer Andersen, Simon Olling Rebsdorf, Asbjørn Petersen and Peter Hansen, Fysikforlaget, 2007, ISBN 87-7792-034-1
- The Hands-On Guide for Science Communicators, Springer New York, 2006, ISBN 0-387-26324-1
- Hubble - 15 Years of Discovery, w. R. Fosbury, Springer New York, 2006, ISBN 0-387-28599-7
- Hubble: 15 Jahre auf Entdeckungsreise, w. R. Fosbury, Wiley, 2006, ISBN 3-527-40682-4
- Communicating Astronomy with the public 2005 Proceedings From the ESO/ESA/IAU Conference 14-17 June 2005, eds. I. Robson & L. L. Christensen, ESA/Hubble, 2006
- Hubble - Viidentoista vuoden löytöretki, w. R. Fosbury, Ursa, 2005, ISBN 952-5329-46-1
- Hubble – 15 Anos de Descoberta, w. R. Fosbury, Edições ASA, 2005, ISBN 972-41-4483-6
- Lysfænomener i Naturen, Høst & Søn, w. M. v.d. Poel and A. V. Olesen, 1998, ISBN 87-14-29462-1
Book translations By Christensen
- Gyldendals Store Himmelguide, Gyldendal, 2000, ISBN 87-02-01168-9
- Gyldendals bog om Vejret, Gyldendal, 1999, ISBN 87-02-01166-2
- Håndbog til Himlens Stjerner, Høst & Søn, 1998, ISBN 87-14-29423-0
- Stjernekigger, Høst & Søn, 1998
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