Sidney Harris (cartoonist)
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Sidney Harris, aka S. Harris, is a cartoonist
, best known for his cartoons about science
, mathematics
and technology
.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York some time before World War II
and has been drawing science-related cartoons at least since 1955. His cartoons have appeared in numerous scientific journals, notablyly American Scientist, and also in science fiction
magazines and Playboy. His work has been reprinted in a dozen collections. He was elected as the 19th honorary member of Sigma Xi
, a scientific honor society
, in 1997.
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, best known for his cartoons about science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
.
He was born in Brooklyn, New York some time before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and has been drawing science-related cartoons at least since 1955. His cartoons have appeared in numerous scientific journals, notablyly American Scientist, and also in science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
magazines and Playboy. His work has been reprinted in a dozen collections. He was elected as the 19th honorary member of Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society is a non-profit honor society which was founded in 1886 at Cornell University by a junior faculty member and a handful of graduate students. Members elect others on the basis of their research achievements or potential...
, a scientific honor society
Honor society
In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...
, in 1997.