Joel Shurkin
Freelance science writer and historian.
- Role
- Contributor at New Scientist
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joel Shurkin
An award-winning science writer and historian, I have taught journalism at Stanford, UC Santa Cruz and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. I was on the team that won a Pulitzer Prize at the Philadelphia Inquirer and covered the space program for Reuters, including the moon landings. I was a war correspondent for UPI in the Dominican Republic and covered the after-math of the Six Day War from Jerusalem. I have published nine books on science, medicine, and history of science, including three biographies.Specialties: Science, medicine, history of science.
Experience
Contributor
Jan 2007 — Present
Education
Emory University
B.A., Humanities
1956 — 1960
Skills
- Science Journalism
- Publications
- Science
- Editorial
- Editing
- Proofreading
- Journalism
- History of Science
- Publishing
- Blogging
- Research
- Copy Editing
- Writing
- Books
- Storytelling
- Press Releases
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