Ethevaldo Mello de Siqueira (''nom de plume'' Ethevaldo Siqueira; 1 August 1932 – 17 October 2022) was a Brazilian journalist, science writer, consultant and publisher, specializing in new technologies. He wrote a weekly column on the subject for the ''
O Estado de S. Paulo
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'' newspaper. Since 1967, he was a collaborator of ''
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'' magazine and a commentator on
Rádio CBN, from 2006, with a daily column called ''Digital World''.
Siqueira was born in
Monte Alegre on 1 August 1932.
Siqueira was a professor of information technology and telematics on the journalism course at the
Escola de Comunicações e Artes da Universidade de São Paulo (ECA - School of Communications and Arts) of the
University of São Paulo
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from 1986 to 1996. He founded and directed the
Revista Nacional de Telecomunicações' (RNT), from 1979 to 2001, and the magazine ''TelePress Latinoamérica'', from 1991 to 2001.
Siqueira died from leukemia in
São Paulo
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on 17 October 2022, at the age of 90.
Professional prizes and awards
Siqueira received many awards and honors, including the
José Reis Award of Scientific Divulgation (1985), the Telesp Award on Telecommunications (1979), the Prize of the Ministry of Telecommunications (1974), the
SUCESU Prize for Informatics Journalism (1971) and two versions of the
Esso Prize of Journalism in Scientific and Technological Information (1969).
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Bibliography
* ''Tecnologias Que Mudam Nossas Vidas'' (2007)
* ''2015 - Como Viveremos - o Futuro na Visão'' (2006)
* ''Brasil, 500 Anos de Telecomunicação e A Eterna Busca da Liberdade'' (2001)
* ''A Sociedade Inteligente'' (1987)
* ''Grandes Personagens das Comunicações'' (2001)
References
External links
Official personal web site and blog
1932 births
2022 deaths
Brazilian journalists
Brazilian science writers
People from Monte Alto, São Paulo
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