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Peter Ward
Paleontologist
Male
Born
1949
Age
64
Hometown
Seattle
Nationality
United States of ...
Peter Douglas Ward is a paleontologist and professor of Biology and of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington, Seattle, and has written popular science works for a general audience. He is also an adviser to the Microbes Mind Forum.
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CHILDHOOD
1949
Birth
Born in 1949.
THIRTIES
1984
35 Years Old
He was elected as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences in 1984.
FORTIES
1992
43 Years Old
Peter Ward specializes in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, the Permian–Triassic extinction event, and mass extinctions generally. He has published books on biodiversity and the fossil record. His 1992 book On Methuselah's Trail received a "Golden Trilobite Award" from the Paleontological Society as the best popular science book of the year.
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FIFTIES
2000
51 Years Old
Ward is co-author, along with astronomer Donald Brownlee, of the best-selling Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe, published in 2000.
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2001
52 Years Old
In 2001, Ward's book Future Evolution was published, featuring illustrations by artist Alexis Rockman.
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