Eirik Newth
Eirik Newth
Eirik Newth (born 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book Jakten på sannheten.[1]
He is the son of author and illustrator couple Philip and Mette Newth,[2] and a maternal grandson of writer couple Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen.[3]
Selected works
- Se opp på vår egen stjernehimmel (1992)
- Sola – vår egen stjerne (1994)
- Jakten på sannheten – vitenskapens historie (1996)
- Tallenes Verden (2002)
- Neopangea (Science fiction novel, 2006)
Awards
- Brage Prize 1996
External links
References
- ↑ "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Eirik Newth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ↑ Risa, Gunvor. "Mette Newth". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
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| Preceded by Akin Duzakin Liv Marie Austrem |
Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth 1996 |
Succeeded by Harald Rosenløw Eeg |
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