John Gribbin

John R. Gribbin (born 1946) is a British science writer and a visiting Fellow in astronomy at the University of Sussex.

Biography

John Gribbin graduated with a degree in physics from the University of Sussex in 1966. He later completed an MSc in astronomy, also from Sussex (1967) and a PhD in astrophysics from the University of Cambridge (1971).

As a science writer, he has worked for the science journal "Nature", and the magazine New Scientist and has written for "The Times", "The Guardian" and "the Independent" as well as their Sunday counterparts and BBC radio.

He is best known for his book "In Search of Schrödinger's Cat" (1984).

In 1974 he published, with Stephen Plagemann, a book titled "The Jupiter Effect", which predicted that an alignment of the planets on one side of the Sun in March 1982 would cause gravitational effects that would trigger earthquakes in the San Andreas fault, wiping out Los Angeles.cite web
last = Kruszelnicki
first = Karl S.
authorlink = Karl Kruszelnicki
url = http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/gmis9751.htm
title = "Planetary Alignment - Part 2"
work = Dr Karl
publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation
accessdate = 2008-05-09] Gribbin repudiated it in the July 17, 1980 issue of "New Scientist" where he stated that he had been "too clever by half".cite web
last = Gedney
first = Larry
date = February 8, 1982
url = http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForum/ASF5/526.html
title = "The Jupiter Effect: Article #526"
work = Alaska Science Forum
publisher = University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
accessdate = 2008-05-09]

In a February 1988 article in "Nature", Gribbin was the first person to suggest that the greenhouse effect might be reduced by adding iron to the oceans as a "fertiliser".cite journal
last = Gribbin
first = John
year = 1988
month = February
title = Any old iron?
journal = Nature
volume = 331
issue = 6157
pages = 570"ff"
doi = 10.1038/331570c0
id = ISSN 0028-0836]

He published his 100th book, "The Fellowship", in 2005.

Bibliography

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"Partial list"

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* (the story of the Royal Society)
* (2005) "Annus Mirabilis: 1905, Albert Einstein, and the Theory of Relativity". (coauthor Mary Gribbin) Chamberlain Bros. ISBN 1-59609-144-4 (includes DVD)
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* (2004) "FitzRoy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast". Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-10361-1.
* (2003) "Science: A History 1543-2001". Gardners Books. ISBN 0-14-029741-3.
* (2003) "Get a Grip on Physics". Barnes & Noble Books. ISBN 0-7607-3748-7.
* (2003) "Big Numbers: A Mind Expanding Trip to Infinity and Back". (coauthor Mary Gribbin) Wizard Books 2005 edition. ISBN 1-84046-661-8
* (2002) "How the Brain Works". DK Adult. ISBN 0-7894-8420-X.
* (2001) "The Birth of Time: How Astronomers Measured the Age of the Universe". Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08914-7.
* (2001) "Stardust: Supernovae and Life | The Cosmic Connection". (coauthor Mary Gribbin) Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09097-8.
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* (2000) "Stardust: Supernovae and Life—The Cosmic Connection". (coauthor Mary Gribbin) Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09097-8
* (2000) "Eyewitness: Time & Space". DK Children. ISBN 0-7894-5578-1.
* (1999) "Q Is for Quantum: An Encyclopedia of Particle Physics". Free Press. ISBN 0-684-85578-X.
* (1998) "Almost Everyone's Guide to Science: The Universe, Life and Everything". Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08460-9.
* (1997) "Richard Feynman: A Life in Science". (coauthor Mary Gribbin) Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-025334-3.
* cite book | | title=
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality | publisher=Back Bay Books | year=1996 | id=ISBN 0-316-32819-7
* (1996) "Fire on Earth: Doomsday, Dinosaurs, and Humankind". (coauthor Mary Gribbin) St Martins Press. ISBN 0-312-15529-8.
* (1994) "Einstein : A Life in Science". (coauthor Michael White) Simon & Schuster. Simon & Schuster: ISBN 0-671-01044-1, Gardner's Books: ISBN 0-7432-6389-8.
* (1993) "Stephen Hawking A Life in Science". (coauthor Michael White) National Academies Press. ISBN 0-452-26988-1, 2002 edition: ISBN 0-309-08410-5.
* (1992) "In Search of the Edge of Time: Black Holes, White Holes, Worm Holes" (US title "Unveiling the Edge of Time"). Three Rivers Press 1994 reprint: ISBN 0-517-88170-5.
* (1990) "Gaia". Glassongs.
* (1989) "Cosmic Coincidences". Bantam paperback: ISBN 0-553-34740-3, New Age paperback: ISBN 0-553-05730-8.
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* (1987) "In Search of the Double Helix". Bantam. ISBN 0-553-34432-3.
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* cite book | | title=
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics And Reality | publisher=Bantam | year=1984 | id=ISBN 0-553-34253-3
* (1983) "Beyond the Jupiter Effect". Macdonald. ISBN 0-356-08686-0.
* (1982) "Jupiter Effect Reconsidered". (coauthor Stephen H. Plageman), Vintage Books. ISBN 0-394-70827-X.
* (1976) "Jupiter Effect: The Planets As Triggers of Devastating Earthquakes". (coauthor Stephen H. Plageman), Random House: ISBN 0-394-72221-3; UK: Fontana 1977 edition (with foreword by Isaac Asimov): ISBN 0-00-634419-4.

References

External links

* [http://www.lifesci.sussex.ac.uk/home/John_Gribbin/ John Gribbin's old homepage at Sussex University]
* [http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000013299,00.html?sym=BIO John Gribbin: Penguin UK author profile]
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/talktime/story/0,13274,1122992,00.html Interview with John Gribbin: Guardian talk-time]
* [http://www.americanscientist.org/template/ScientistNightstandTypeDetail/assetid/41471 Brief interview] by "American Scientist" magazine
* [http://www.harrymaugans.com/2006/05/03/in-search-of-schrodingers-cat/ Quantum Mechanics - In Search of Schrödinger's Cat]