Joel N. Shurkin
PRESENT ADDRESS
2503 Manhattan Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Phone: (410) 664-3444
Fax: (410) 664-6060
E-mail: shurkin@mac.com
On the web
Blogs: Science and Medicine (Cabbages and Kings)
Jewish Journalism (Yussel)
PROFESSIONAL
SUMMARY
I am a journalist, science writer and historian with an illustrious
career in journalism and in public affairs for world-renowned
educational institutions. My awards have ranged from sharing a Pulitzer
Prize to writing the best children�s science book. I have taught
journalism and science journalism at Stanford University and at two
University of California campuses, have done corporate histories,
consulted and written two definitive works of non-fiction. I am science
writer emeritus at Stanford University.
I
presently serve as media representative and senior fellow at the
National Center on the Psychology of Terrorism at Stanford.
HONORS AND
AWARDS
Pulitzer Prize (1979) - Local Reporting
shared as member of the team and as one of three lead writers in
coverage of Three Mile Island, The Philadelphia Inquirer.
National Endowment for the Humanities (1979-1980) -
Professional Journalism, Stanford University (Knight Fellowship).
Best Children’s Science Book (1979) - Jupiter, The
Star That Failed, National Association of Science Teachers.
Aviation & Space Writers Award (1976 & 1977)
Mott Education Writers Award (1978) - Second Place
BOOKS
Incredible Voyage: Exploring the Human Body, National
Geographic Society (chapter, co-authored), 1998
Pixel Power: A History of Evans & Sutherland (in process)
Broken Genius: A Biography of William B. Shockley (in
process)
Incredible
Voyage: Exploring the Human Body, National Geographic Society
(chapter, co-authored), 1998
Am I Crazy
or is My Shrink: Finding the Help I Need, Oxford University
Press, 1998. [Trade
paper in 2000]
Terman’s
Kids; How the Gifted Grow Up, Little, Brown, 1992
Critical
Choices: A Consumer’s Guide to Intensive Care, W.H. Freeman,
1988.
Engines
of the Mind: A History of the Computer, W.W. Norton, 1984;
Washington Square Press, 1985. Japanese edition 1989. Second edition,
trade paperback, Norton, 1996.
The Invisible Fire: The Eradication of
Smallpox, G. Putnam’s Sons, 1979.
Helix (fiction, co-authored), W.W. Norton, 1979, Pocket
Books, 1981.
Jupiter,
The Star That Failed, Westminster Press, 1978.
Update: Report on Planet Earth, Westminster Press, 1977.
PUBLICATIONS
IN MAGAZINES AND ON THE WEB
| Baltimore Jewish Times |
Macintosh Business Review |
| California Lawyer |
Nature |
| California Medicine |
Nature-Medicine |
| Chicago Tribune Perspective |
Personal Computing |
| Earth |
www.salon.com |
| Family Learning |
Science 83 |
| Family Weekly |
Stanford Magazine |
| Hippocrates |
Technology Review |
| www.hmsbeagle.com |
The Scientist |
| Icon |
Today (Philadelphia Inquirer) |
| Information Week (fiction) |
TV Guide |
| Interactive Age |
UCSF Magazine |
| Journal of NIH Research |
Vogue |
| Longevity |
West (San Jose Mercury-News) |
EDUCATION
Emory University, Atlanta, 1960, B.A., Humanities
Temple University Law School, Philadelphia, 1961-62 (no degree)
CONSULTANT,
WRITER & WORKING PARTNERSHIPS
Oracle Corp., Redwood Shores, Calif.
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah
American Heart Association
Whitaker Foundation
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Senior Editor, HopkinsHealth, Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine, 2000-2003
Freelance writer, 1993-1999
Contributing Editor, Interactive Age.
Science writer emeritus, Stanford University News Service, 1980-1993
Lecturer in Communication, Stanford University 1980-84
Founder, science journalism internship program, Stanford
University, 1982-93
Visiting Lecturer, Journalism- University of California at
Santa Cruz, 1984, 1986.
Lecturer, UC Berkeley 1985
Science Specialist- KRON-TV, San Francisco, 1984.
Drexel Fellow, Drexel University, Philadelphia, 1984.
Science writer, editor, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1971-1980.
National correspondent, editor, Reuters, New York, 1968-71.
United Press International: bureau chief Baltimore, Cleveland; foreign
correspondent, Santo Domingo, Tel Aviv; State House reporter Trenton;
reporter, Newark, 1963-1968.
Reporter, Newark Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., 1961-63.
also:
Contributor, Time-Life Books Understanding Computers series;
Correspondent, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times,, Deutche
Presse Agentur,Stuttgarter Zeitung. Op-Ed Columnist, San Diego
Union-Tribune.
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