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Karl Kruszelnicki
Australian science communicator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki AM (born 1948), often referred to as "Dr Karl",[2] is an Australian science communicator and populariser,[2] who is known as an author and a science commentator on Australian radio, television, and podcasts.
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![]() Kruszelnicki at the University of Sydney open day on 26 August 2006 | |
Born | Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki[1] 1948 (age 75–76) Helsingborg, Sweden |
Education | Edmund Rice College, West Wollongong |
Alma mater | University of Wollongong University of New South Wales University of Sydney |
Occupation(s) | Science journalist, author and broadcaster |
Years active | 1981–present |
Known for | Popular science |
Notable work | Great Moments in Science |
Television | Quantum Sleek Geeks |
Title | The Julius Sumner Miller Fellow, Science Foundation for Physics, University of Sydney |
Term | 1994–present |
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Awards | Member of the Order of Australia (2006) Ig Nobel Prize (2002) Australian Father of the Year (2003) Kalinga Award (2019) |
Website | drkarl.com Dr Karl on ABC.net.au |
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Kruszelnicki is the Julius Sumner Miller Fellow in the Science Foundation for Physics at the School of Physics, University of Sydney.[3]