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Jorge Cham - Oliver's Great Big Universe
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Award-winning and best-selling cartoonist Jorge Cham engages kids and families with the wonders of the Universe in this fun and fact-filled event that is both creative and hilarious, featuring characters from his "Oliver's Great Big Universe" books.
http://GreatBigUniverse.net
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Jorge Cham
Jorge Cham is the Emmy-nominated and best-selling cartoonist creator of the popular online comic strip “Piled Higher and Deeper.” and the middle-grade book series, "Oliver's Great Big Universe." He is also the Executive Producer, Co-Creator and Creative Director of “Elinor Wonders Why,” an animated shows on PBS Kids, and the co-author of several popular science books: the best-selling and award-winning “We Have No Idea: A Guide to the Unknown Universe,” and “Out of Your Mind” . Jorge is also the host and producer of “ScienceStuff” a new podcast and radio show from iHeartRadio. Jorge Cham was born and raised in the Republic of Panama. He obtained his B.S. from Georgia Tech and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University, specializing in Robotics. He was subsequently an Instructor and Research Associate at Caltech from 2003-2005, where his work focused on developing Smart Neural Implants, before he decided to become a full-time writer
http://GreatBigUniverse.net
