Tim Radford (born 1940) is a British–New Zealand freelance journalist, born in New Zealand in 1940 and educated at

Sacred Heart College, Auckland , motto_translation = Take Courage And Act Manfully , type = State-integrated Day & boarding Secondary school , religion = Roman Catholic Marist , gender = Boys-only , patr ...

. At 16, he joined ''

The New Zealand Herald ''The New Zealand Herald'' is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment, and considered a newspaper of record for New Zealand. It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers ...

'' as a reporter. He moved to the United Kingdom in 1961, working at first as a Whitehall information officer. Radford worked for ''

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'' newspaper for 32 years. Over the course of his career, he was letters editor, arts editor, literary editor, and science editor — holding the latter post from 1980 until 2005. He also served on the UK committee for the

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. He is married with two adult children.

Awards

Radford has won four

Association of British Science Writers The Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) is the UK society for science writers, science journalists and science communicators. Founded in 1947, the ABSW exists to help those who write about science and technology, and to improve the sta ...

awards: * Lifetime achievement award for services to science journalism, 2004 * Best feature on science subject in a national or regional newspaper, 2004, for ''Touching the Void'', published in The Guardian on 22 July 2004 * Best communication of science in a non-science context, 2001, for ''Tell us, Solly'', published in the London Review of Books on 20 September 2001 * Other awards in 1992 and 1997

References

Bibliography

* ''The Consolations of Physics: Why the Wonders of the Universe can make you Happy'' (2018), 192 pages, Sceptre (August 2018), Paperback * ''The Address Book: Our Place in the Scheme of Things'' (2009), 224 pages, Fourth Estate (April 2011), Paperback ; Hardback * ''The Crisis of Life on Earth: Our Legacy from the Second Millennium'' (1990), 224 pages, Thorsons (October 1990), Hardback {{DEFAULTSORT:Radford, Tim British male journalists Living people The Guardian journalists New Zealand expatriates in England 1940 births People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland