James Burke (science journalist)
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James Burke (born December 22, 1936 in Derry , Northern Ireland ) is a British science journalist for television and science historian.
Burke studied English at the University of Oxford (Jesus College) up to a Magister Artium in Middle English. From 1961 he was a teacher at the British school in Bologna and from 1963 director of the English school in Rome. In 1965 he became Italy's foreign correspondent for Granada TV and in 1966 went to London, where he joined the science department of the BBC, but also worked as an English teacher. First he moderated in the series Tomorrow's World, which was broadcast from 1965 . He was the BBC's chief reporter for the Apollo moon landings and became known from the 1970s onwards through the successful science programs Connections (1978, 1994, 1997) and The Day the Universe Changed (1985, revised 1995), both on the history of science and technology. He also had his own TV shows like Burke's Special .
He wrote regularly for Scientific American and Time . He also published books for many of his programs.
Web links
- James Burke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Article about James Burke on tvcream.co.uk
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burke, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British science journalist and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Derry |