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Peter Gwynne

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Peter Gwynne is a freelance writer and editor based in Centerville, Massachusetts, who covers science, technology and medicine. An Oxford graduate in metallurgy and former science editor of Newsweek, he is currently North America correspondent for Physics World. Gwynne has won several prizes for science writing, including the American Chemical Society’s James T. Grady Award for contributions to the public understanding of chemistry and three writing awards from the Aviation/Space Writers Association.

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Space

Apollo 13’s Successful Failure

Fifty years ago, an explosion changed the flight of Apollo 13 into a saga of skill, fortitude, and resilience. A reporter who covered the mission recounts the details.

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Space

Apollonian Experiences

A reporter recalls what it was like to cover the space race.

Peter Gwynne, Contributor

Space

What Apollo Tells Us About the Next Moon Missions

Half a century after Neil Armstrong stepped onto the Moon, can NASA recover the sense of adventure that sparked its Cold War triumph?

Peter Gwynne, Contributor

Sports

Bringing Baseball to a Foreign Field

Setting up the field for the 'London Series' between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees presents significant technical challenges.

Peter Gwynne, Contributor

Human

Imaging Tool Helps Doctors Predict How Cancer Will Respond to Radiation

A special type of spectroscopy helped doctors differentiate between tumors in mice that responded to radiation therapy and those that resisted it.

Peter Gwynne, Contributor

Culture

Is There a Better Way to Vote?

Ranked choice voting and vote-by-mail could be used more widely to improve the chances that votes will represent the electorate’s wishes.

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