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Return of the Prodigal Science Blogger

February 28, 2012 by Fred Bortz

It’s been several months since I contributed here, but I expect to be back with regular blogs in about a month and shorter posts before then. I have been busy writing my newly released middle-grade book, Meltdown! The Nuclear Disaster in Japan and Our Energy Future, which I am pleased to say is a Junior … Read more

From Proposal to Finished Book: One Children’s Science Author’s Path

July 12, 2011May 2, 2011 by Fred Bortz

As an author of nineteen books on science and technology for young readers, I am frequently asked what it is like to get something published. There are no deep dark secrets, and you don’t need to be an exceptional wordsmith.

Review of First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs and the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth

July 12, 2011April 24, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Review of First Contact: Scientific Breakthroughs and the Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
by Marc Kaufman
Simon & Schuster, $26.00, 224 pages, April 2011

Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz

Out of this world children’s science books

July 12, 2011April 17, 2011 by Fred Bortz

It’s been a while since I used this platform to toot my own horn, so I hope you don’t mind this pointer to an on-line profile.

For Science History Buffs: Blood Work by Holly Tucker

July 12, 2011April 15, 2011 by Fred Bortz

A slightly edited version of this review appeared in the Dallas Morning News.

Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution
by Holly Tucker
(Norton, March 2011, $25.95, 288 pages)

Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz
Copyright 2011 by Alfred B. Bortz.

Searching for Martian DNA

July 12, 2011March 23, 2011 by Fred Bortz

I recently began giving a school visit talk called “The Truth About Space Aliens: What We Know and What We Don’t Know About Life on Other Worlds based on Astrobiology book cover my “Cool Science” book, Astrobiology.

This news release will certainly give me more to talk about. We will soon have instruments looking for Martian RNA or DNA, say scientists from MIT and Harvard. If we find it, we will be able to compare it to similar genetic material from Earth.

Science Blogger and Author to Appear in Harrisburg PA April 2

July 12, 2011March 20, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Harrisburg PA area readers, teachers, and librarians: Have some cafe treats on me in exchange for conversation about my books and school visits. I will be visiting the Midtown Scholar Book Store at 1302 North 3rd St. in Harrisburg between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Just download the coupon and stop … Read more

Award-Winning Children’s Science Writer Schedules Two PA Appearances

July 12, 2011March 7, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Fred Bortz, winner of the American Institute of Physics Award for works intended for young readers, has scheduled personal appearances in Johnstown and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the next month.

Review of Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe

July 12, 2011February 6, 2011 by Fred Bortz

Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe by Martin Bojowald
(Knopf, 2010, $27.95, 320 pages)

Reviewed by Dr. Fred Bortz

ET’s home planet?

July 12, 2011February 2, 2011 by Fred Bortz

NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered an extraordinary planetary system with six rocky worlds capable of supporting life about 2000 light years from Earth.