Rainer Köthe

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Rainer Köthe (* 1948 in Hamburg ) is a journalist and self-employed author and co-author of around 80 mostly popular science books that have been translated into 31 languages.

Professional background

Born in Hamburg in 1948, Rainer Köthe studied and obtained his doctorate in chemistry and biochemistry from 1968 to 1980 at the University of Hamburg. In addition to studying chemistry, he worked intensively as a freelance journalist. a. for ZEIT, NDR and Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau.

As science editor of the weekly magazine Stern at Verlag Gruner + Jahr , he began to write hundreds of articles from 1980 onwards on popular science topics. He also worked for Die Zeit and Atlas Verlag (50 articles in the "Third Reich" series). He also wrote several advertising brochures ("Salt" ( Solvay ), color printing ( Gruner & Jahr ), artificial intelligence ( digital equipment )).

From 1986 to 1999 he was editor-in-chief of the nature magazine kosmos . During this time he wrote a large number of articles. He is also the author and coauthor of numerous youth-fiction books in the series WHAT IS WHAT in publishing Ragnar Tessloff which is constantly updated reissued. He has also developed over 100 successful experiment kits for children , often together with Ruth Schildhauer .

For several years he was teaching journalism for the University of Hohenheim .

Awards

In 1996, Rainer Köthe received the author's award from Deutsche Umwelthilfe for his work as an author and journalist .

Private

As a six-year-old, Rainer Köthe was already very interested in the natural sciences and carried out his own experiments. Archimedes , Albert Einstein , Michael Faraday and Charles Darwin were named by him as exciting scientists. He is a member of the German Amateur Radio Club and worked as an honorary judge for five years at the administrative court in Karlsruhe.

Rainer Köthe was a long-time member of the city council in his place of residence Neckarbischofsheim , was in the Lions Club and sings in the choir. He is married and has a daughter and a son.

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From the Was ist Was - book series

  • R. Köthe & Gerd Ohnesorge, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Volume 1: Our Earth , ISBN 978-3788602413
  • R. Köthe, Arno Kolb & Frank Kliemt, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Vol. 8: The microscope , ISBN 978-3788602482
  • R. Köthe, Arno Kolb, Udo Kruse-Schulz & Frank Kliemt, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Vol. 24: Electricity , ISBN 978-3788602642
  • R. Köthe & Gerd Ohnesorge, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Vol. 57: Vulkane , ISBN 978-3788602970
  • R. Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Vol. 59: Katzen , ISBN 978-3788602994
  • R. Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Volume 83: Höhlen , ISBN 978-3788604233
  • R. Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Volume 98: Criminology , ISBN 978-3788606619
  • R. Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Vol. 101: Clarified and unexplained phenomena , ISBN 978-3788606640
  • Claus-Peter Hutter & Rainer Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2005: WAS IST WAS, Volume 103: Democracy , ISBN 978-3788606664
  • Ulrike Reisach & Rainer Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2010: WAS IST WAS, Vol. 113: Europe ISBN 978-3788615000
  • R. Köthe, publisher Ragnar Tessloff, act. 2007: WAS IST WAS Volume 124: Mining - Treasures of the Earth , ISBN 978-3788615116
  • R. Köthe, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, 1996: Clarified and Unexplained Phenomena , ISBN 978-3788606640
  • R. Köthe, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, 1999: Was ist Was - The new experiment book. 150 simple experiments from physics, chemistry and biology , ISBN 978-3788607753
  • R. Köthe, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, 2002: Our Earth , ISBN 978-3788602413

Individual publications

  • R. Köthe, Verl. Hirzel, 2nd ed. 2004: We still have to learn to kiss and lobsters have blue blood , ISBN 978-3777612584
  • R. Köthe, Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos), 1st edition 2005: 120 popular errors about the sun, moon and stars , ISBN 978-3440101827
  • Rainer Köthe, Ullstein Verlag , 2006: Why love goes through the nose ... and another 222 curiosities from nature , ISBN 9783548368788
  • R. Köthe & Peter Friedl, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, 2008: Was ist Was Experimentierbuch (paperback), ISBN 978-3788607746
  • R. Köthe, Johann Brandstetter & Manfred Rohrbeck, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, 2009: Treasure of knowledge from A - Z: D like ... Dinosaurs , ISBN 978-3788618728
  • R. Köthe, Verl. Ragnar Tessloff, 1st edition 2010: WAS IST WAS Edition - The big book of experiments , ISBN 978-3788617004
  • Rainer Köthe, Verlag Stahleisen, 2011: Steel conquers the world , ISBN 978-3514007758
  • Claus-Peter Hutter, Karin Blessing, Rainer Köthe, oekom Verlag , 2012: "Basic Course Sustainability", ISBN 978-3865813015
  • Rainer Köthe, Reader's Digest , 2013: "Mysterious nature. Amazing things from the animal and plant world", ISBN 978-3899157338

Selected experiment kits

  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Verlag, March 2010: Giants of primeval times , excavation and handicraft sets, (download press release )
  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Verlag, February 2012: Magic - Crystal , EAN: 4002051659240 (Download press release )
  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Publisher: Das große Geolino Experimentier - Labor , EAN: 4002051631116
  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Verlag, 2012: electronic master - your large electronics laboratory, EAN: 4002051615918, (download press release )
  • Rainer Köthe, kosmos Publisher: Die Drei ??? - The big detective laboratory, EAN: 4002051631482, (Download press release )
  • Rainer Köthe, kosmos Verlag: Wonder World of Crystals and Minerals , EAN: 4002051642112, (Download MPEG introductory film )
  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Publisher: Geolino Magnete , EAN: 4002051665050, (Download press release )
  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Verlag: My first experimental laboratory , EAN: 4002051603106, (download press release )
  • Ruth Schildhauer & R. Köthe, kosmos Verlag: EASY ENERGY - Generating and using renewable energy , EAN: 4002051612511, (Download press release )

literature

  • It works better with the cyclamen than with the aliens . RNZ (Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung) (daily newspaper) of August 9, 2005, p. 5 "From the Kraichgau". "The Untergimpern science author and PhD physicist Rainer Köthe corrects astro-myths and explains the course of stars and universal history."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ What's what online: Our universal scholar turns 60: Dr. Rainer Köthe's birthday , called July 11, 2012
  2. ↑ a b c d XING profile: Dr. Rainer Köthe - author and journalist , accessed July 11, 2012
  3. ↑ a b c d e Children's University of the Rhein-Neckar Zeitung, Constance Schmidt: Interview with Dr. Rainer Köthe , accessed July 11, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Köthe, Rainer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg