Robert S. Capers

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Robert S. Capers
Born(1949-07-15)July 15, 1949
Nationality American
Education Colby College
University of Connecticut
OccupationJournalist

Robert S. Capers (born July 15, 1949) is an American journalist.

Capers won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting with Eric Lipton for a series about the Hubble Space Telescope that illustrated many of the problems with America's space program. [1] He worked at the Hartford Courant until 1995. [2]

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References

  1. Fischer, Heinz-Dietrich; Fischer, Erica J. (2002). The Pulitzer Prize Archive, Volume 16. Walter de Gruyter. p. 36. ISBN   9783598301865.
  2. Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C. (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 200. ISBN   9781573561112.