PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2012) Winner
James Gleick
ジェイムズ・グレイク
Jeimuzu Gureiku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-08-01 （New York City）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- New York City → Minneapolis → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Historian of science, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- The New York Times, Authors Guild
- Memberships
- Authors Guild (president 2017)
- Influenced By
- Douglas Hofstadter, Stephen Jay Gould
- Influenced
- Michael Crichton, Tom Stoppard
- Nominations
- Chaos Pulitzer finalist (1988), Genius Pulitzer finalist (1993), Isaac Newton Pulitzer finalist (2004), Chaos National Book Award finalist (1987), Genius National Book Award finalist (1992)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | — | English and linguistics | A.B. | — | United States |
Harvard University
English and linguistics
Degree:
A.B.
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood | — | PEN | Winner |
| 2012 | Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books | The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood | — | Royal Society | Winner |
PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
2012
Work:
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Organization:
PEN
Result:
Winner
Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books
2012
Work:
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Chaos: Making a New Science
1987 Science nonfictionReports the development of chaos theory and complexity science, popularizing concepts like the butterfly effect and Mandelbrot set.
Chaos theoryComplexityFractals
Translations
- Translated into more than 30 languages
Bibliography
- Chaos: Making a New Science
- Nature's Chaos
- Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
- Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything
- The Best American Science Writing 2000
- What Just Happened: A Chronicle from the Electronic Frontier
- Isaac Newton
- The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
- Time Travel: A History
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Narrative nonfictionClear explanation of complex scienceHistorical narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- InformationChaosTimeCultural impact of technology
Health
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Serious injuries from aircraft accident1997年12月Son killed, himself seriously injured.
Legacy
Recognized for chronicling the cultural impact of modern technology through narrative nonfiction, called 'one of the great science writers of all time.' Books are international bestsellers translated into over 30 languages.
In Popular Culture
- Part of the inspiration for Ian Malcolm character in Jurassic Park
Quotes
-
Agency is what distinguishes us from machines. For biological creatures, reason and purpose come from acting in the world and experiencing the consequences.
Source: The New York Review of Books (2024)
Trivia
- Brother is environmental scientist Peter Gleick.
- Founded The Pipeline, one of NYC's earliest ISPs in 1993.
- 1997 aircraft accident killed his 8-year-old son Harry.