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December 22, 1928 Piero Angela, writer, journalist, pioneer in TV with Rai, known to the general public for his popular science activities, was born in Turin on December 22, 1928. Son of the physician and antifascist Carlo Angela, Piero negli anni ' 50 enters Rai as a reporter and collaborator of Radio. From 1955 to 1968 's news correspondent, first in Paris and then in Brussels. With Andrea Barbato, the journalist presents the first edition of 13.30 o'clock news. In 1976 Piero Angela is the first conductor of TG2. Documentary by Director Roberto Rossellini and spirit follows at the end of 1968 runs a documentary series entitled "the future in space", "Apollo" project that would bring the first astronauts on the moon. This is followed by some transmissions of information among which there are 10 episodes of "Human Target", 3 episodes of "from zero to three years", 5 episodes of "where is the world?", 8 episodes of "in the dark of light years", "survey on parapsychology", "Nel cosmo alla ricerca della vita". Starting from 1971 and till today Piero Angela care hundreds of educational programs using different formulas and reinventing language always maintained, always attentive and always changing. In 1981 realizes the idea of science column for "Quark", first telecast of scientific divulgation addressed to the general public, which makes new and original television communication resources: BBC documentaries and David Attenborough, cartoons by Bruno Bozzetto whose immediacy is very effective for explaining the most difficult concepts, interviews with experts, the explanations in the studio. The program has a substantial achievement and will create further broadcasts: "Quark speciale", "Il mondo di Quark" (nature documentaries), "Quark", "Quark Europa" (with socio-political content). In 1983 makes nine movie-industry report dealing with scientific subjects. The "Pillole di Quark", about 200 short spots of 30 seconds each, passing over 5000 times in the programmes during programming of RaiUno. Creates the series "Quark italiani" by Italian authors produce fifty documentaries on topics such as nature, environment, exploration, animals. Some are made with the twentysomething son Alberto Angela in Africa, where Alberto paleoanthropological he studies (studying the ancestors of man). Piero Angela in 1984 creates another television-linguistic formula: 6 live programs with the public, in prime time, transmitted from the Foro Italico in Rome; Here gather together on stage, scientists and celebrities (singers, actors, actresses etc.). In 1986 and 1987 brings science in the Sports Hall of Turin, in front of a live audience of 8000 spectators: two large programs in prime time by addressing the problems of the climate, the atmosphere and the oceans. Also manufactures 3 big TV series of great innovation: travel inside the human body with "the machine" (8 episodes), in prehistoric times with "dinosaur planet" (4 episodes), and space with "Viaggio nel cosmo" (7 episodes). The series are made of Alberto Angela are filmed in English and they will be then exported to more than 40 countries, from Europe to America, to the Arab countries and China. Since 1995 he is the author and host of "Superquark". The June 4, 1999 Piero Angela celebrates great milestone of 2,000 episodes of "Quark" (and related programs "children"). Since 1999 "Superquark" gives rise to "," special topics Superquark monothematic of great scientific interest, social or emotional. Within the historic afternoon programme "Domenica In", in 1999 Rai, leads a space dedicated to culture. "Ulysses", from 2001, is another lucky outreach program conducted by Alberto Angela, whose son Piero's author. In the same year Piero Angela launches popular science monthly that, tied to the television broadcast "Quark", the same name: briefly became the most widely read magazine in Italy after Focus. For more than 35 years Piero Angela conducts science education not only on TV but also lecturing and writing articles in newspapers and magazines (for example, for many years edited the book "Science and society" to "TV Sorrisi e Canzoni"). Among his output as a writer there are over 30 books, many translated into several languages including English, German and Spanish; the total circulation is estimated to be over 3 million copies. In order to promote scientific studies that "debunked" paranormal events of questionable reliability, in 1989 Piero Angela fonda CICAP (Italian Committee for checking Claims on the paranormal), a non-profit educational organization and criticism about the Paranormal (the organization is part of the European Council of Skeptical Organizations). For his work gets awards in Italy and abroad, including the prestigious international "Kalinga" of Unesco for the popularization of science, as well as several honorarydegrees. Among her favorite hobbies include piano and jazz, a genre for which nourishes a passion.