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Thomas Hager is an American author of popular science and narrative nonfiction. ==Career== Thomas Hager is the author of six books on health and science, as well as more than 100 feature and news articles in a variety of popular and professional periodicals.〔http://blog.oregonlive.com/books/2008/09/how_to_turn_air_into_bread_and.html Oregonian profile, Sept. 2008〕 Hager's 2008 book "The Alchemy of Air" was a finalist for the National Academies Communication Award; listed among the "Best Books of The Year" by Kirkus Reviews; and named a Borders "Original Voices" Selection.〔http://www.thomashager.net〕 He has been an invited lecturer and guest scholar at a number of universities, and has spoken widely to groups ranging from the American Association for the Advancement of Science to the Goddard Space Center, industry conventions, medical gatherings, and school and civic organizations. His media appearances include two talks on C-SPAN's Book TV; interviews on National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition,” “Science Friday,” "Diane Rehm Show" and “Tech Nation;” and an expert role in the OPB documentary "Linus Pauling." His books have been translated into six languages. An Oregon native, Hager started his writing career after earning a master's degree in medical microbiology and immunology from the Oregon Health Sciences University and a second master's in journalism at the University of Oregon. He served as a communications intern at the National Cancer Institute, worked as a freelance medical writer, was a regular contributor to ''American Health'', and was a West Coast news correspondent for the ''Journal of the American Medical Association''. In 1983 he became founding editor of ''LC Magazine'', a trade publication for scientists. At the University of Oregon he edited the award-winning ''Oregon Quarterly'' magazine for a decade, and then served a number of years as the UO's Director of Communications and Marketing, and director of the University of Oregon Press.〔http://www.thomashager.net〕 He currently lives in Eugene, Oregon, with his wife, the writer Lauren Kessler. They have three children: Jackson, Zane, and Elizabeth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Hager」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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