Wade Rowland
Wade Rowland | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 76–77) |
| Occupation | Author Journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Christine Collie |
| Children | Simon Rowland |
Wade Rowland is a Canadian science, technology, and history writer. He is currently a lecturer at York University.
Biography[]
Rowland was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1944. He was married in 1978 to Christine Collie, with whom he has two children, Simon and .
Rowland has worked as a journalist for the Winnipeg Free Press, the Toronto Telegram, and Canadian television networks CBC and CTV. He holds a Ph.D. from Toronto's York University. He has lectured at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, and is a former Maclean Hunter Chair of Ethics in Communication at Ryerson University, Toronto. He is currently a professor of communications at York University. He has resided in Port Hope, Ontario since 1982.
Books[]
- Polar Passage: The Historic First Sail through the Northwest Passage (with Jeff MacInnis) - 1989
- Spirit of the Web: The Age of Information from Telegraph to Internet – 1997
- Ockham's Razor: A Search for Wonder In An Age of Doubt – 1999
- Galileo's Mistake: A New Look at the Epic Confrontation between Galileo and the Church – 2003[1]
- Greed, Inc.: Why Corporations Rule Our World and How We Let It Happen – 2005[2]
- Saving the CBC: Balancing Profit and Public Service – 2013
References[]
- ^ Massing, Michael (11 July 2003). "Review of Galileo's Mistake by Wade Rowland". NY Times.
- ^ "Review of Greed, Inc. by Wade Rowland". Publisher's Weekly. 1 May 2006.
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