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Stefan
Klein was born in Munich. |
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studied physics and philosophy at the universities of Munich and
Grenoble and completed his PhD in biophysics in Freiburg. |
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He
has written for all of the large German-language newspapers and
magazines. |
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He
was science editor of DER SPIEGEL from 1996-1999, and on-staff writer
with GEO from 1999-2000. |
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He
is now a freelance writer in Berlin |
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He
is considered one of the most influential science writers in German-
speaking Europe. |
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In
1998 he won the prestigious Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize for Scientific
Journalism. |
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His
much-acclaimed slim volume THE DIARIES OF THE CREATION (DIE
TAGEBÜCHER DER SCHÖPFUNG) was published in 2000. |
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His
work THE SCIENCE OF
HAPPINESS has sold more than 300 000 copies in German alone since its
release in 2002 and was translated into 24 languages. |
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ALL
BY CHANCE (ALLES ZUFALL) was published in 2004. |
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His
latest book is TIME (ZEIT), released in 2006.
An personality story about him is here. |
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