John Noble Wilford

Author of The Mapmakers: Revised Edition

Includes the names: J. N. Wilford, John N. Wilford, John Noble Wilford, John Noble Wilford, Wilford John Noble

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John Noble Wilford, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, has reported on science for the New York Times since 1965 — biography from Cosmic Dispatches: The New York Times Reports on Astronomy and Cosmology

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Works by John Noble Wilford

The Mapmakers: Revised Edition 781 copies, 8 reviews

The Riddle of the Dinosaur 304 copies, 1 review

We Reach the Moon 194 copies, 2 reviews

The Mysterious History of Columbus: An Exploration of the Man, the Myth,… 64 copies

Mars Beckons: The Mysteries, The Challenges, The Expectations of Our Next… 54 copies

Cosmic Dispatches: The New York Times Reports on Astronomy and Cosmology (Editor) 31 copies

Spaceliner: The New York Times report on the Columbia's voyage into… 7 copies

The Search for the Beginning of Time: the Hubble Telescope 1 copy

Chegámos à Lua ! 1 copy

The secrets of Croesus' gold 1 copy

Mars Variety Shown In First Detailed Map 1 copy

The Mapmakers' Quest: Depicting New Worlds in Renaissance Europe 1 copy

We Reach the Moon Young Reader's Edition 1 copy

Scientists at Work: The Creative Process of Scientific Research 1 copy

'New Analysis of the Parthenon's Frieze' New York Times 7/4/95 file folder 1 copy

Third defense line found at Troy 1 copy

New clues show where people made the great leap to agriculture 1 copy

Researchers paint new portrait of an ancient people 1 copy

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The Best American Science Writing 2004 (Contributor) 151 copies

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1933-10-04

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Murray, Kentucky, USA

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Education

University of Tennessee (BS | Journalism | 1955)

Syracuse University (MA | 1956 | Political Science)

Grove High School, Paris, Tennessee, USA

Lambuth College

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science journalist (New York Times)

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New York Times

United States Army

Awards and honors

Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting, 1984)

Pulitzer Prize (National Reporting, 1987)

G.M. Loeb Achievement Award

National Space Club Press Award

University of Tennessee's Hileman Disinguished Alumni Award (2008)

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