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Jack Myers (July 10, 1913 - December 28, 2006) was an American molecular biologist and writer of popular science.

Born in Pennsylvania, Myers graduated from Juniata College in 1933, and gained a Masters from Montana State University in 1935, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1939.

Myers joined the University of Texas in 1941, teaching until 1980. He continued researching as an emeritus professor until 1999. His areas of expertise were photosynthesis, phototropism and algae. His work included research on growing algae in space.

He was elected as a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1975. In 1998, he was awarded the Founders Award by the American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology. Other awards include The Darbaker Prize from the Botanical Society of America in 1959

He was the senior science editor of Highlights for Children from 1958 until his death in 2006, aged 93. The magazine, a general interest magazine for children, had been started by his parents in 1946, and had a circulation of about two million in 2006 [1].
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Total Books: 56
Adbashing Surviving the Attacks on Advertising
Adbashing Surviving the Attacks on Advertising (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780963586407
ISBN-10: 0963586408
Genre: Business & Money
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As Long As You're Happy
As Long As You're Happy [National Poetry, Vol 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780915308828
ISBN-10: 0915308827
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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As Long As You're Happy Poems
As Long As You're Happy Poems [National Poetry Series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780915308811
ISBN-10: 0915308819
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Can Birds Get Lost And Other Questions About Animals
Can Birds Get Lost and Other Questions About Animals (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781563974014
ISBN-10: 1563974010
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Columbia Poetry Review Number 7
Columbia Poetry Review Number 7 [Columbia College/Chicago, Spring 1994] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780932026354
ISBN-10: 0932026354
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The Delco Files
The Delco Files (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780741457608
ISBN-10: 0741457601
Genre: History
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Dictionary of Poetic Terms
Dictionary of Poetic Terms (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781574411669
ISBN-10: 1574411667
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Reference
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Do Cats Really Have Nine Lives And Other Questions About Your World
Do Cats Really Have Nine Lives and Other Questions About Your World (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781563972157
ISBN-10: 1563972158
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs
Dougal Dixon's Dinosaurs (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781563977220
ISBN-10: 1563977222
Genre: Children's Books
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Flowing in the Anointing Understanding the Anointing of God
Flowing in the Anointing Understanding the Anointing of God (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780972092814
ISBN-10: 0972092811
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The Future of Men Masculinity in the TwentyFirst Century
The Glowing River
The Glowing River [Contemporary Classics Poetry series] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780967968391
ISBN-10: 0967968399
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Highlights Book Of Science Questions That Children Ask
Highlights Book of Science Questions That Children Ask (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781566198172
ISBN-10: 1566198178
Genre: Science & Math
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Highlights Ecology Handbook
Highlights Ecology Handbook (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780875341491
ISBN-10: 0875341497
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Hooked Up A New Generation's Surprising Take on Sex Politics and Saving the World
How Do We Dream and Other Questions About Your Body
How Do We Dream and Other Questions About Your Body (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781563974007
ISBN-10: 1563974002
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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How Dogs Came From Wolves And Other Explorations Of Science In Action
How Dogs Came from Wolves And Other Explorations of Science in Action  Scientists Probe 12 Animal Mysteries
The Human Body
The Human Body (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780875341248
ISBN-10: 0875341241
Genres: Science & Math, Engineering & Transportation
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The Memory of Water
The Memory of Water (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781930974982
ISBN-10: 1930974981
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Oneonone [Autumn House poetry series] (Paperback)