Yivsam Azgad
Yivsam Azgad | |
|---|---|
 Yivsam Azgad | |
| Born | January 19, 1953 Ra'anana, Israel |
| Occupation | author, editor, journalist and art curator, Director of the Department of Communication and Art Curator of the Weizmann Institute of Science |
| Language | Hebrew, English |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Genre | Science fiction, popular science, Children's literature |
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Yivsam Azgad (Hebrew: יִבְשָׂם עַזְגָּד; born January 19, 1953) is an Israeli author, editor, journalist and art curator.[1]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Azgad was born in Ra'anana, a third-generation Israeli and grandson of the pioneers who build the town of Ra'anana.[2] His grandparents arrived in Israel in the Second Aliyah, and he is descendant of a rabbinic family (HaLevi-Sochen; Hebrew: הלוי שוכן)[3] from Kaunas, Lithuania. He served in the IDF as a producer, scriptwriter, director and photographer/cameraman for Training films; and after his discharge, he worked as an artist-photographer.
Literary and public science contributions[edit]
His work as an artist-photographer was exhibited in two solo exhibitions: one in the exhibition pavilion of Tel Aviv Municipality in Yehoshua Park, the second in the Jerusalem Theater. At the same time, he began working as a magazine magazine photographer for Yedioth Ahronoth (Hebrew: יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת), and he soon switched to writing and editing.
In 1985 he began to serve as editor of the weekend financial magazine of Yedioth Ahronoth – "Your Shekel" (Hebrew: "השקל שלך"). In 1989, he moved to Haaretz (Hebrew: הָאָרֶץ), where he edited a quarterly magazine on science and technology ("Tomorrow") and served as managing editor of several other periodic supplemental magazines, including one on economics, one in lifestyle ("Gallery") and more. Many of these were later incorporated as daily or weekly sections of Haaretz.
His writings on science awarded him an international prize and a fellowship from the Max Planck Institutes in Germany (EICOS). He also participated in a program for writing and scientific editing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[1]
Since 1995, Azgad has been a spokesman at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and editor of the Institute's publications in Hebrew. In 1997, he was appointed Head of the Publications and Media Relations Department, taking on responsibility for its popular science publications, community relations, and special projects. In this framework, in 2010, he initiated and produced the first "Science on Tap" event – an evening in which scientists discuss scientific Innovations with the public in Tel Aviv’s Bars, and Pubs. This innovative way to approach the general public has become a model for many dozens of similar projects in Israel and around the world. Azgad also created and edits, together with the poet Meir Goldberg, the series "Nano Comics", which become very popular among children.
Azgad is also an art curator of the Weizmann Institute of Science with a diploma in art curating from Tel Aviv University.[4] He has been exploring the concept of combining art and science: displaying contemporary Art exhibition in research spaces at the Weizmann Institute and exhibiting scientific images in art spaces in Tel Aviv and elsewhere.
Azgad is a member of the Hebrew Writers Association in Israel, The Association of Journalists in Tel Aviv and The National Association of Science Writers (NASW). In 2008 he set up a personal website[5] where he and his wife, Zoya, a psychologist and Harvard MPA (from the Harvard Kennedy School), publish articles on science, art, literature, management, lifestyle, and culture.
Published works[edit]
He published a number of short stories in various literary journals[6] and wrote two science fiction books – Ant Works published by Sifriat Poalim (Hebrew: ספרית פועלים)[7] and Bridal Wedding published by Keter Publishing House (Hebrew: כתר ספרים Keter Sfarim, "Keter Books").[8] In 1999 he published a book Shaping the future on the scientific milestones during Israel's first half-century[9] In 2018 he published three books. The book Life Begins Here – the never-ending quest for the last universal common ancestor, published by Yediot Aharonot Books (Hebrew: ידיעות ספרים),[10] is a comprehensive description of the human race's struggle to reveal the origins of life from inanimate material, and it does so through a combination of science, philosophy, history, and art. Two other books (in Hebrew) he wrote, together with his granddaughters Ariel, Galia, and Alma Tromer, Galia and Ariel of the Two Worlds[11] and The Line of the Seasky.[12] These books, accompanied by illustrations by Yuval Rubichek and Elit Avni-Sharon, are intended for girls aged 5–10 and have initiated the series Friends from Another World. The series is aimed at empowering girls and instilling the value of gender equality. In the series' books, a clear statement is made that football, computer languages, spacecraft construction, sailing, and other adventures can and should be an inseparable part of the lives and worlds of girls of all ages and from different worlds.
Editing journals[edit]
- Institute magazine, published by Weizmann Institute of Science
- Weizmann Wonder Wander, published by Weizmann Institute of Science[13]
- Nano Comics (Science Stories with a Smile) First Generation - Hebrew, English, and Arabic (2006)[14][15]
- Nano Comics (Science Stories with a Smile) Second Generation - Hebrew, English, and Arabic (2010)
- Nano Comics (Science Stories with a Smile) Third Generation - Hebrew, English, and Arabic (2015)[16]
Books edited[edit]
- Sing a Song of Science, A Yearbook of Literature, Art and Science in Memory of Ofer Lider, Weizmann Institute of Science Publishing[17][18]
- Weizmann Institute of Science Campus Buildings, Weizmann Institute of Science Publishing (2012)[19]
- What the Tree Has - 100 trees at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Weizmann Institute of Science Publishing (2013)[20]
- Future Scientist's Questions: Children Ask, Weizmann Institute Scientists Answer, "Publishing Intelligence" (2017). The book presents 100 questions from children and the answers from scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The answers, specially edited for girls and children, come from the forefront of the world science, increase the reader's curiosity and inspire a desire to know more.[21]
- 100 Question marks - Asking Children, Scientists at Weizmann Institute of Science Answering, Weizmann Institute of Science Press [22]
- Hebrew translation of The Hidden Life of Dogs, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Yedioth Ahronoth publishing (1996)[23]
- Sculptures on Campus, Weizmann Institute of Science Publishing (2000)
- The Garden of Science, Weizmann Institute of Science Press (2001)
- Weizmann House, Weizmann Institute of Science Press (2004)
- 100 Milestones in Chemistry Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Weizmann Institute of Science Publishing (2007)[24]
- To the expanse of the universe and the depth of the atom - 100 Milestones in the Study of Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Weizmann Institute of Science Publishing (2008)[25]
- The Beauty in Science - 76 research grants from the European Research Council, Weizmann Institute of Science Press (2015)[26]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lexicon of New Hebrew Literature, The Ohio State University
- ↑ "The City of Raanana Heritage Website". Moreshet.raanana.muni.il. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Sefer Derech Avraham (Hebrew Edition) by Rabbi Avraham HaLevi-Sochen". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Where Science Meets Art, Spokesman's Office, Weizmann Institute of Science". Weizmann.ac.il. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Azgad.com". Azgad.com. July 22, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ See Wikipedia in Hebrew for further references
- ↑ ""Ant Works" by Yivsam Azgad (in Hebrew), Hakibbutz Hameuchad -Sifriat Poalim Publishing Group". Kibutz-poalim.co.il. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ ""Bridal Wedding" by Yivsam Azgad (in Hebrew)". Simania.co.il. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- ↑ Shaping the future, Yivsam Azgad
- ↑ "Life Begins Here – the never-ending quest for the last universal common ancestor" by Yivsam Azgad (in Hebrew)
- ↑ "Galia and Ariel of the Two Worlds" by Yivsam Azgad (in Hebrew)
- ↑ The Line of the Seasky by Yivsam Azgad (in Hebrew)
- ↑ Weizmann Wonder Wander
- ↑ Nano Comics - in Arabic, The Nano Comics archive
- ↑ Nano Comics archive
- ↑ Nano Comics - third generation
- ↑ The Poetry of Science, Weizmann Wonder Wander
- ↑ Sing a Song of Science, Weizmann Wonder Wander
- ↑ Weizmann Institute of Science Campus Buildings
- ↑ What the Tree Has - 100 trees at the Weizmann Institute of Science
- ↑ Future Scientist's Questions: Asking Children, Weizmann Institute Scientists Answer Science (Hebrew)
- ↑ Illustrations for the science book "100 Question Marks"
- ↑ The Hidden Life of Dogs, Hebrew translation by Yivsam Azgad
- ↑ 100 Milestones in Chemistry Research at the Weizmann Institute of Science
- ↑ 100 Milestones in the Study of Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science
- ↑ The Beauty in Science - 76 research grants from the European Research Council (English, Hebrew)
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