Jaroff, Leon Morton

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JAROFF, Leon Morton

JAROFF, Leon Morton. American, b. 1927. Genres: Air/Space topics, Astronomy, Biology, Communications/Media, Medicine/Health, Physics, Sciences, Technology. Career: Life, NYC, reporter and correspondent from Detroit, MI, and Chicago, IL, 1951-58; Time, NYC, correspondent from Chicago and Detroit, and senior editor, 1959-79; Discover, NYC, founder and managing editor, 1979-84; Time, sciences editor, 1985-87, contributor, 1987-. Member of boards and committees. Publications: The New Genetics, 1991. Address: Time, Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]