4 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁science ▁writer ▁and ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁author ▁of ▁twelve ▁books , ▁including ▁The ▁Science ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁Com ing ▁of ▁Age ▁in ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁American ▁Institute ▁of ▁Physics ▁Prize ▁and ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁The ▁Wh ole ▁She b ang : ▁A ▁State - of - the - Uni verse ( s ) ▁Report ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁a ▁popular ▁science ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁universe . ▁Ferr is ▁has ▁produced ▁three ▁P BS ▁document aries ▁- ▁The ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse , ▁Life ▁Bey ond ▁Earth , ▁and ▁See ing ▁in ▁the ▁Dark . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Ferr is ▁is ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Cor al ▁G ables ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁attended ▁North western ▁University , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁with ▁maj ors ▁in ▁English ▁and ▁communic ations . ▁He ▁studied ▁for ▁one ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁North western ▁University ▁Law ▁School ▁before ▁joining ▁United ▁Press ▁International ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter , ▁working ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁Writing ▁and ▁NASA ▁After ▁starting ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁newspaper ▁rep orter , ▁Ferr is ▁became ▁an ▁editor ▁at ▁Rol ling ▁Stone , ▁where ▁he ▁initially ▁special ized ▁in ▁science ▁journal ism . ▁Ferr is ▁produced ▁the ▁Vo