Eirik Newth

Eirik Newth (born 17 August 1964) is a Norwegian astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality. He received the Brage Prize in 1996 for the children's book Jakten på sannheten.^[1]

Eirik Newth
Born	(1964-08-17) 17 August 1964 (age 60) Bergen, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	astrophysicist, writer of popular science for children, and media personality.
Awards	Brage Prize (1996)

He is the son of author and illustrator couple Philip and Mette Newth,^[2] and a maternal grandson of writer couple Fridtjof and Lalli Knutsen.^[3]

Selected works

• Se opp på vår egen stjernehimmel (1992)
• Sola – vår egen stjerne (1994)
• Jakten på sannheten – vitenskapens historie (1996)
• Tallenes Verden (2002)
• Neopangea (Science fiction novel, 2006)

Awards

• Brage Prize 1996

External links

• Personal blog

References

1. "Tidligere vinnere av Brageprisen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
2. "Eirik Newth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
3. Risa, Gunvor. "Mette Newth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 March 2010.

• Children's literature portal

Awards
Preceded by Akin Duzakin Liv Marie Austrem	Recipient of the Brage Prize for children and youth 1996	Succeeded by Harald Rosenløw Eeg