Thomas Bührke

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Thomas Bührke (born December 7, 1956 in Celle ) is a German astrophysicist , science journalist and author in the fields of space travel, physics and astrophysics.

Life

After finishing school in Celle, Bührke began studying physics in Göttingen in 1976 . In 1980 he moved to Heidelberg University , where he graduated from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in 1983. In 1986 he received his doctorate at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. From 1988 he wrote as an editor for the Physikalische Blätter . Since 1990 he has been working as an editor for Physics in Our Time and as a freelance science journalist and book author.

The focus of his work is the representation of astronomical topics. He regularly publishes in daily newspapers and magazines such as Süddeutsche Zeitung , Die Welt , Berliner Zeitung , Spectrum of Science , Image of Science and Stars and Space .

Award

Works

Books

  • Mysterious shadow world. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-440-07026-3 .
  • Great moments in physics: From Galilei to Lise Meitner Beck, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-42002-8 .
  • E = mc² - Introduction to the theory of relativity. dtv, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-33041-4 .
  • Cosmic worlds. Two thousand and one, Frankfurt am Main 2001, ISBN 3-86150-270-4 .
  • with Andreas Loos: The missing genius. dtv, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-423-33072-4 .
  • Great moments in astronomy: From Copernicus to Oppenheimer. Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47554-X .
  • Albert Einstein. dtv, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-423-31074-X .
  • Thomas Bührke (Hrsg.), Roland Wengenmayr (Hrsg.): Renewable Energies: Alternative Energy Concepts for the Future. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-527-40973-0 .
  • Lift off! The history of space travel. Bloomsbury books for children and young people, Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-8270-5260-5 .
  • The sun in the center. Aristarchus of Samos. Ancient astronomy novel. Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-58249-3 .
  • Why planets are not cubes. . . and other astronomical secrets. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2009, ISBN 978-3-451-30136-0 .
  • Thomas Bührke (Hrsg.), Roland Wengenmayr (Hrsg.): Mysterious Cosmos: Astrophysics and Cosmology in the 21st Century. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-527-40899-3 .
  • Ingeniously failed: the fate of great explorers and inventors. dtv, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-423-24928-7 .
  • Einstein's work of the century. The story of a formula. dtv, Munich 2015. ISBN 978-3-423-26052-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Max Planck Institute for Astronomy: Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize
  2. ↑ uni-protocol.de: Thomas Bührke receives the Hanno and Ruth Roelin Prize for science journalism , September 21, 2005.
  3. ↑ German Physical Society: Medal for Scientific Journalism
  4. ↑ Sandammeer - The virtual literary magazine: Thomas Bührke, Roland Wengenmayr (eds.): "Mysterious Kosmos"
personal data
SURNAME Bührke, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German astrophysicist, science journalist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH 7th December 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Celle