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Avi Loeb

3.8/5 ( ratings)
Born
February 25 1962
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Abraham Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author . He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 , led the first international project supported by the Strategic Defense Initiative , and was subsequently a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton . Loeb has written 8 books, including most recently, Extraterrestrial , and about 800 papers on a wide range of topics, including black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. He had been the longest serving Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy , Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative and Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics . He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. Loeb is a former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at the White House, a former chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies and a current member of the Advisory Board for "Einstein: Visualize the Impossible" of the Hebrew University. He also chairs the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative and serves as the Science Theory Director for all Initiatives of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. In 2012, TIME magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space and in 2020 Loeb was selected among the 14 most inspiring Israelis of the last decade.

Avi Loeb

3.8/5 ( ratings)
Born
February 25 1962
Website
Go to Website
Abraham Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a bestselling author . He received a PhD in Physics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel at age 24 , led the first international project supported by the Strategic Defense Initiative , and was subsequently a long-term member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton . Loeb has written 8 books, including most recently, Extraterrestrial , and about 800 papers on a wide range of topics, including black holes, the first stars, the search for extraterrestrial life and the future of the Universe. He had been the longest serving Chair of Harvard's Department of Astronomy , Founding Director of Harvard's Black Hole Initiative and Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics . He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Physical Society, and the International Academy of Astronautics. Loeb is a former member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology at the White House, a former chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies and a current member of the Advisory Board for "Einstein: Visualize the Impossible" of the Hebrew University. He also chairs the Advisory Committee for the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative and serves as the Science Theory Director for all Initiatives of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. In 2012, TIME magazine selected Loeb as one of the 25 most influential people in space and in 2020 Loeb was selected among the 14 most inspiring Israelis of the last decade.

Books from Avi Loeb

Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

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The First Galaxies in the Universe

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Er vi alene?: Beretningen om det første tegn på intelligent liv i rummet

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Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

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From the First Star to Milkomeda

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Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

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Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars

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Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth

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How Did the First Stars and Galaxies Form?

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From Outer Space to Inner Space: An Apollo Astronaut's Journey Through the Material and Mystical Worlds

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