Sidney Harris, a.k.a. S. Harris, is an American

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who draws cartoons about

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, and

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. Harris was born in

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on May 8, 1933, and obtained his degree from

Brooklyn College Brooklyn College is a public university in Brooklyn in New York City, United States. It is part of the City University of New York system and enrolls nearly 14,000 students on a campus in the Midwood and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn as of fall ...

. He then attended the Art Students League in New York before beginning his career as a science cartoonist in 1955. Harris's cartoons have appeared in numerous scientific journals as well as general-audience magazines. Over 600 of his cartoons were published by ''

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'' and '' National Lampoon''. Harris has had more than 20 cartoon collections published, and a traveling exhibit of his work has appeared in many museums. Harris was elected as the 19th honorary member of

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, a scientific

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, in 1997.

Collections

* ''What's So Funny About Science?'' (1977) * ''Chicken Soup and Other Medical Matters'' (1979) * ''All Ends Up: Cartoons from American Scientist'' (1980) * ''What's So Funny About Computers'' (1983) * ''Science Goes to the Dogs'' (1985) * ''You Want Proof? I'll Give You Proof! More Cartoons from Sidney Harris'' (1990) * ''Can't You Guys Read? Cartoons on Academia'' (1991) * ''Chalk Up Another One: The Best of Sidney Harris'' (1992) * ''From Personal Ads to Cloning Labs: More Science Cartoons from Sidney Harris'' (1992) * ''So Sue Me! Cartoons on the Law'' (1993) * ''Stress Test: Cartoons on Medicine'' (1994) * ''What's So Funny About Business? Yuppies, Bosses, and other Capitalists'' (1995) * ''There Goes the Neighborhood: Cartoons on the Environment'' (1996) * ''Einstein Atomized: More Science Cartoons'' (1996) * ''The Interactive Toaster: Cartoons on Business'' (1996) * ''Freudian Slips: Cartoons on Psychology'' (1997) * ''49 Dogs, 36 Cats and a Platypus: Animal Cartoons'' (2000) * ''Einstein Simplified: Cartoons on Science'' (2004) * ''101 Funny Things About Global Warming'' (2007) * ''Aside From The Cockroach, How Was Everything? Cartoons on the Dangers of Eating'' (2013)

References

External links

*
New York Times profile of Sidney Harris
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