Paul Halpern (; born 1961) is an American author and

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at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Life

Halpern received a Ph.D in theoretical physics, an M.A. in physics and a B.A. in physics and mathematics. He was also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship, and an Athenaeum Society Literary Award. He has written many popular science books and articles, including the books ''The Cyclical Serpent'', ''Cosmic Wormholes'' and ''The Great Beyond''. He has also appeared on the 1994 PBS series ''Futurequest'', as well as the

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show " Radio Times." In 2007, he published a book based on ''

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'' titled ''What's Science Ever Done for Us''. He later appeared in ''

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''. Halpern published ''Einstein's Dice and Schrödinger's Cat'' in 2015, ''The Quantum Labyrinth: How Richard Feynman and John Wheeler Revolutionized Time and Reality'' in 2017, ''Synchronicity: The Epic Quest to Understand the Quantum Nature of Cause and Effect'' in 2020, and ''Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate'' in 2021.

Works

* ''Time Journeys: A search for Cosmic Destiny and Meaning'', McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 1990, * ''Cosmic Wormholes: The Search for Interstellar Shortcuts'', Plume, 1993. * ''The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe'', 1995; * * ''The Pursuit of Destiny: A History of Prediction'', Perseus Pub., 2000, * ''Countdown to Apocalypse: A Scientific Exploration of the End of the World'', 2000 * * ''Faraway Worlds: Planets Beyond Our Solar System'', 2004 * * ''Brave New Universe: Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos'', coauthor Paul S. Wesson, 2006, * (See also The PTA Disbands#Reception.) * * * * * *

References

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Paul Halpern BiographyPaul Halpern: Science Books and Articles

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National Association of Science Writers The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) was created in 1934 by a dozen science journalists and reporters in New York City.

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