JAMES BURKE - CURRICULUM VITAE MA: Jesus College, Oxford. Also holds two honorary doctorates. Director: English School, Bologna; English School, Rome. Contributor: Zanichelli Italian-English Dictionary. Italian Radio News Broadcasting. Editor: Weidenfeld & Nicholson Encyclopedia of World Art. Interpreter: B'nai Brith, Vatican II. TELEVISION & INTERNET (Writer/Producer/Host) 1999- Burke Knowledge Web. A large interactive knowledge website, due online in 2004. 1996-1998 Connections III (Discovery Communications). A ten-part series on the history of knowledge and innovation. 1996 Connections: A mind game (CD-ROM) 1993-1995 Connections II (Discovery Communications). A 20-part series on the interactive nature of change. 1992-1993 Masters of Illusion (US National Gallery of Art / PBS). A study of the introduction of perspective in Renaissance art. 1991 Hot or Not (PBS). Follow-up to After the Warming. 1989-1990 After the Warming (Anglo / US / Australian). 2-hour miniseries on global warming, set in 2050 AD. 1982-1986 The Day the Universe Changed (BBC / Antenne 2 / Canale 5 / Finland). Ten-part view of the history of Western knowledge. First broadcast in the USA (PBS) in 1986, it was the first foreign documentary series to be funded by PBS without the aid of corporate sponsorship and achieved the season's highest documentary audience. A university course based on the series began in North America in 1988. A special version of the series has also been produced for use in North American high schools. To date, the series has been broadcast in 90 countries. 1979-1981 The Real Thing (BBC). Six-part series on the brain and human perception. To date, broadcast in 25 countries. 1976-1979 Connections (BBC / Time Life). Ten-part series surveying the history of technology and social change. When first broadcast in the USA (PBS), it achieved the highest-ever audience for a documentary series. The series is used in over 350 colleges and universities in the USA. To date, Connections has been broadcast in over 95 countries. 1972-1976 The Burke Special (BBC). Weekly, 30-minute prime-time science show. 1966-1972 Tomorrow's World (BBC). Weekly, prime-time science magazine-format show. Spaceflight (BBC). Chief reporter and anchor for US and Russian mission coverage. Selected Documentaries "Antarctica" "The Crowded Sky" (air traffic) "Portrait of a Champion" (chess master Bobby Fisher) "Profile of Fred Hoyle" (astronomer) "Something for Nothing" (UK National Health Service) "The Only Way to Go" (fear of flying) "The End of the Beginning" (review of Apollo Missions) "The Men Who Walked on the Moon" (Moon-landing anniversary) "The Neuron Suite" (the brain) Mini-Series "Paid Off" (unemployment) "The Oil Game" (oil depletion scenario) "The Peace Game" (1974 wargame on future break-up of Yugoslavia and geopolitical results) "Intimate Relations" (doctor-patient) "The Inventing of America" (BBC / NBC Bicentennial Special) "Halley" (encounter with the comet) AWARDS Emmy Nominee (1999) Connections2 (1995) Cable Ace "Documentary Host of the Year" Houston Festival, Bronze Masters of Illusion (1992) American Film and Video Association, Blue Ribbon US Industrial Film & Video Festival, Gold Camera National Educational Film & Video Festival, Silver Apple After the Warming (1991) TV Guide, "Best Science Documentary of the Year" American TV and Video Festival, Red and Blue Ribbons Houston International Film Festival, Bronze National Headliners Award, Best in Show Chicago International Film Festival, Gold Hugo Intercom '91, Gold Hugo NATPE '92, Iris Award US Industrial Film & Video Festival, Gold Camera New York International Film & TV Festival, Silver Medal CINDY Awards, Medal The Day the Universe Changed (1986) Ohio Award, "Excellence in Screenwriting" Chicago Film Festival, Merit American Television Society, Blue Ribbon Connections (1980) American TV & Video Festival, Blue Ribbon The Burke Special (1973) Royal Television Society, Gold Medal "Outstanding Programming" The Burke Special (1972) Royal Television Society, Silver Medal "Outstanding Creative Work on Camera" BOOKS "Twin Tracks" - 2003 "Inventing America" 2001 (contributor) "Circles" 2000 "The Knowledge Web" 1999 "The Pinball Effect" 1996 "The Axemaker's Gift" 1995 "The Day the Universe Changed" 1985 and later editions "Connections" 1979 and later editions "Tomorrow's World II" 1970 "Tomorrow's World I" 1969 Italian/English Dictionary 1964 JOURNALS 1994- Scientific American (monthly column); Forbes ASAP (contributor) Time Magazine (contributor) LECTURES include: US University lecture circuit (1980-present) 3M (multiple, keynotes) American Information Industry Association (keynote) Apple Forum: The Future of Communications (keynote and chair) Association of American Engineering Societies (keynote) Association of Computer Machines (multiple, keynote & chair) Bell Atlantic Bell South Cisco Canadian Science Teachers' Association (keynote) Danish Government Economic Forum (chair) Dow Chemical (keynote) Dun & Bradstreet (multiple, international, keynote) Ernst & Young (video) European Parliament Technology Agency (keynote) European Parliament Technology Symposium (chair) Field Museum of Chicago (keynote) Hewlett Packard International (keynote) IBM (multiple international, keynote) Juniper Networks MCI (video) Microsoft (multiple, keynote) MIT (keynote) NASA 25th Anniversary (keynote) Nortel (multiple, keynote) Price Waterhouse (video) Procter & Gamble (keynote) Science Centers: St. Louis, Seattle, San Jose, Ontario Palm Semi-conductor Research Corporation (keynote) Sun Microsystems (keynote) US Department of Energy (keynote) US Government Technology Conferences (multiple, keynote) US National Council of State Legislators (keynote) US National Association of State Governors (keynote) US Department of Energy US Naval Research Labs VISA (multiple, keynote) World Council (chair) Xerox