Summary
William E. Burrows is an American author and journalism professor emeritus. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 27, 1937, he was educated at Columbia University and became assistant professor of journalism in 1974.
William E. Burrows | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1937 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, educator, author |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Title | Assistant professor of journalism Emeritus, 1974–present |
| Spouse | Joelle Hodgson |
| Children | Lara, MD |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA 1960, MA 1962 |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Journalism |
| Sub-discipline | Science, Health, and Environment |
Life edit
Burrows grew up in Rego Park, New York, and graduated from Forest Hills High School. He holds a BA and an MA from Columbia University.[1]
He worked as a reporter for newspapers such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs,[2] and The Wall Street Journal. In 1970, he moved to Mallorca, Spain, where he worked as a travel writer. He moved back to the United States in 1973 and joined the Journalism department at New York University. He was tenured in 1981. In 1983, he founded The Science and Environmental Reporting Program (SERP) of New York University.
Burrows specializes in space and national security issues and his latest book is The Asteroid Threat. He published Deep Black, a seminal work on reconnaissance and espionage in 1986.
He is the co-founder of the Alliance to Rescue Civilization. He is also director emeritus of the Science, Health, and Environmental Reporting Program at New York University. He is the author of twelve books and numerous articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, Foreign Affairs, Harvard Magazine, Harper's and other publications. His most recent book, The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet From Deadly Near-Earth Objects, was published on June 10, 2014. Burrows was the only non-scientist on the National Research Council's Near-Earth Object Survey and Detection Panel. In recognition of his distinguished career and expertise, a main belt asteroid has been named after him, and he is a recipient of the American Astronautical Society John F. Kennedy Astronautics Award, among other honors.
He is divorced and has one daughter, Lara Julie Burrows, a physician.
Works edit
- The Asteroid Threat: Defending Our Planet From Deadly Near-Earth Objects, Prometheus Books, 2014, ISBN 978-1-61614-913-0
- Vigilante, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976, ISBN 9780151936557
- Deep Black, Berkley Books, 1988, ISBN 9780425108796 [3]
- Exploring space: voyages in the solar system and beyond, Random House, 1990, ISBN 9780394569833
- William E. Burrows, Robert Windrem, Critical mass: the dangerous race for superweapons in a fragmenting world, Simon and Schuster, 1994, ISBN 9780671748951[4]
- By Any Means Necessary: America's Secret Air War, Arrow, 2003, ISBN 9780099436256 [5]
- The Survival Imperative: Using Space to Protect Earth. Tom Doherty Associates. 10 July 2007. ISBN 978-0-7653-1115-3.
- This New Ocean: The Story of the First Space Age. Random House Publishing Group. 29 September 2010. ISBN 978-0-307-76548-2.[6]
- Richthofen: A True History of the Red Baron, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969.
- The Infinite Journey, New York: Discovery Books, 2000
- Mission to Deep Space, New York: W. H. Freeman/Scientific American, 1993.
- On Reporting the News, New York: New York University Press, 1977.
Legacy edit
Asteroid 9930 Billburrows was named for him.
References edit
- ^ "William e. Burrows".
- ^ "William e. Burrows". 28 January 2009.
- ^ Codevilla, Angelo (May 1, 1987). "Ignorance vs. Intelligence". Commentary. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
William Burrows, who teaches journalism at NYU, here performs a tour de force. He reveals the existence of nearly all U.S. technical-intelligence systems and describes many of their capabilities. Nevertheless, he manages wildly to misunderstand what these systems can and cannot do.
- ^ "CRITICAL MASS". Kirkus. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
Restricting the proliferation of military material, Burrows and Windrem argue, mainly requires multilateral political resolve. In all, an authoritative and accessible survey of a life-or- death issue.
- ^ "BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY". Kirkus. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
An unquestionably valuable service, well-written and tremendously informed, for the families of airmen lost during the Cold War—and for everyone else now beginning to process the meaning of that part of recent history.
- ^ "CNN - Review: 'This New Ocean' - February 22, 1999". CNN.
External links edit
- Burrows' profile at the ARC official website
- Lifeboat Foundation profile
- Appearances on C-SPAN