Hans Christian von Baeyer (born 1938) is a Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary. His books include Information: The New Language of Science, Warmth Disperses and Time Passes: The History of Heat, and QBism: The Future of Quantum Physics.
Hans Christian von Baeyer | |
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Born | 1938 (age 85–86) |
Alma mater | Columbia University University of Miami Vanderbilt University |
Awards | Andrew Gemant Award (2005) National Magazine Award (1991)Science Journalism Award |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | College of William and Mary |
He received the Science Journalism Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Magazine Award in the category "Essays and Criticism,"[1] which cites his "uncommon literary grace".[2][3] In addition, he also won the 2005 Andrew Gemant Award for science writing, for prose "crisp, captivating and illuminating" with "depth, passion and clarity" in the ideas conveyed.[4]
Von Baeyer was born in Germany and left the country during World War II.[5] He graduated from Columbia College in 1958 and received his M.S. from the University of Miami and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University.[6] He is a descendant of German geologist and military officer Johann Jacob Baeyer, whose son, Adolf von Baeyer, won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.[7]
In 1976, von Baeyer was selected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.[8]
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