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{{Short description|Author and Science Journalist}}
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| nationality = Indian
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| education = [[Indian Institute of Technology, Madras]], [[University of Washington Seattle]], [[University of California, Santa Cruz]]
| occupation = Writer, Journalist
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| notable_works = The Edge of Physics; The Man Who Wasn't There; Through Two Doors at Once.
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'''Anil Ananthaswamy''' is an Indian author, and science journalist, who is currently a [[Knight Science Journalism]] [[Research fellow]] at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. He has been a deputy news editor and staff writer for the London-based [[New Scientist]] science magazine.

He is also a contributor to the science writing program at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]], and is affiliated to the [[National Centre for Biological Sciences]], Bangalore. He is a guest contributor on Science and Physics for ''[[New Scientist]]'', ''[[Quanta Magazine|Quanta]]'', ''[[Scientific American]]'', ''PNS Front Matter'', ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]'', ''[[Nautilus (science magazine)|Nautilus]]'', ''Matter'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''Discover'', and the UK's ''[[Literary Review]]''.

==Works==
Ananthaswamy explores themes around cosmology, the universe, theoretical physics, and quantum physics in his works.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crumey|first=Andrew|date=2018-08-03|title=‘Through Two Doors at Once’ Review: Interfering With Reality|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/through-two-doors-at-once-review-interfering-with-reality-1533299406|access-date=2020-08-09|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wade|first=Nicholas|date=2015-08-14|title=Our Bodies, Our Selves|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-bodies-our-selves-1439581982|access-date=2020-08-09|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> Books authored by him include:
* The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Edge of Physics|url=http://www.anilananthaswamy.com/the-edge-of-physics|accessdate=9 June 2016|publisher=Official website}}</ref>
* The Man Who Wasn't There: Tales from the Edge of the Self (2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=The Man Who Wasn't There|url=http://www.anilananthaswamy.com/the-man-who-wasnt-there|accessdate=9 June 2016|publisher=Official website}}</ref>
* Through Two Doors at Once: The Elegant Experiment that Captures the Enigma of Our Quantum Reality (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Through Two Doors at Once —|url=http://anilananthaswamy.com/through-two-doors-at-once|access-date=2020-08-09|publisher=Official website|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Awards and Recognition==
Ananthaswamy won the inaugural Physics Journalism Prize from the UK Institute of Physics (IOP) in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Winner of inaugural Physics Journalism Prize announced|url=https://www.iop.org/news/13/feb/page_59610.html#gref|access-date=2020-08-09|website=www.iop.org}}</ref> He received this award for his feature in the March issue of the [[New Scientist]], ''Hip Hip Array'', which details the plans to build the [[Square Kilometre Array]], an ambitious radio telescope with receiver dishes covering a square kilometer in area. <ref>{{cite web|title=Alumnus Anil Ananthaswamy wins inaugural U.K. Physics Journalism Prize|url=http://scicom.ucsc.edu/about/program-news-articles/2013-02-anil.html|accessdate=9 June 2016|publisher=UCSC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Anil Ananthaswamy - Outlook India Magazine|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/anil-ananthaswamy/284345|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-09|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref>

Ananthaswamy's first book, ''The Edge of Physics'', was voted as the book of the year in 2010 by UK's [[Physics World]]. His second book, ''The Man Who Wasn't There'', was long listed for the 2016 [[PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-05|title=2016 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award|url=https://pen.org/2016-pene-o-wilson-literary-science-writing-award/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=PEN America|language=en}}</ref> His most recent book, Through Two Doors at Once, was named one of [[Smithsonian Institution|Smithsonian's]] favorite books of 2018, and one of [[Forbes]]' best books about Astronomy, Physics, and Mathematics in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Orzel|first=Chad|title=A Book About A Single, Simple Experiment|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chadorzel/2018/07/29/a-book-about-a-single-simple-experiment/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Siegel|first=Ethan|title=Love Science, Space and Physics? This Holiday Gift Guide Is For You|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/12/14/love-science-space-and-physics-this-holiday-gift-guide-is-for-you/|access-date=2020-08-09|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{Official website}}
* {{TED speaker}}

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