Manuel Toharia Cortes is a Spanish science writer, museum director and television personality.

Biography and career

Born on August 3, 1944 in Madrid

Madrid

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, Spain

Spain

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, Toharia is the Science Director of the City of Arts and Sciences

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

The City of Arts and Sciences is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia....

 and the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe

Príncipe Felipe Science Museum is an important visitor attraction in Valencia in Spain. It forms part of the City of Arts and Sciences...

 in Valencia, Spain

Spain

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 since taking the post in 1999.

Toharia holds a degree in Physics

Physics

Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

 from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid specializing in astrophysics. From 1970 to 1979 he was the editor of the science section of the Spanish newspaper