Manuel Toharia facts for kids
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Manuel Toharia
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Toharia at the 2007 Summer Courses of the Universidad Internacional de Andalucía
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Manuel Toharia Cortés
August 3, 1944 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Director, Television personality |
Manuel Toharia Cortés is a Spanish expert who helps people understand science. He has worked as a writer, a director of science museums, and a TV personality. He is known for making science fun and easy to learn for everyone.
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About Manuel Toharia
Manuel Toharia Cortés was born in Madrid, Spain, on August 3, 1944. He is a very important person at the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. Since 1999, he has been the Science Director of the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum there. This museum is a fantastic place where you can learn about science in exciting ways.
His Education and Early Career
Manuel Toharia studied Physics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He focused on astrophysics, which is the study of stars and space. From 1970 to 1979, he worked as a science editor for a Spanish newspaper called Informaciones. He also became very well-known on Spanish television. He was the "weather man" on Televisión Española (TVE) until the early 1980s.
Sharing Science with Kids
In 1991, Manuel Toharia wrote a special book for children. It was called Momentos Estelares de la Ciencia. The English version is known as "The Highlights of Science and its Greatest Scientists and Inventors." This book was illustrated by Willi Glasauer. It was filled with fun facts, interesting trivia, and lots of information. The book included pictures and drawings of famous people like Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison. It also covered topics like the history of writing and the work of inventors like Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright. Other famous figures mentioned were Alexander Graham Bell, Charles Darwin, Archimedes, Isaac Newton, Henry Ford, and Benjamin Franklin. The book even talked about Neanderthals, Christopher Columbus, and Rube Goldberg.
Science on Television
Manuel Toharia also directed and hosted many science shows on TVE. These shows helped many people learn about science in an entertaining way. Some of his popular programs included:
- Alcores (from 1981 to 1983)
- Última Frontera (from 1983 to 1984)
- Viva la Ciencia (in 1990)
- El Alambique (in 1989) on Canal Sur
Manuel Toharia has dedicated his career to making science exciting and understandable for everyone, especially young people.
See also
In Spanish: Manuel Toharia para niños
