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Paul Rogat Loeb

Paul Rogat Loeb, American author and activist

Born
July 4, 1952
Age in 2026
74
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1952

About Paul Rogat Loeb

Paul Rogat Loeb is an American writer whose work has focused on activism, civic engagement, and social change. Loeb's first book, Nuclear Culture (1982), examined the daily life of atomic weapons workers at the Hanford nuclear site in Tri-Cities, Washington. Loeb's fourth book, Soul of a Citizen, first published in 1999, strove to counter the prevalent sense of powerlessness and cynicism in the United States with inspirational stories of citizen activists. He founded the Campus Election Engagement Project, a national nonpartisan effort to engage students in voting, engaging some 600 campuses by 2020 before Loeb left. It was named the #3 political book of 2004 by the History Channel and the American Booksellers Association, and also won the Nautilus Book Award for best social change book of the year.

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Paul Rogat Loeb timeline

  1. Loeb's first book, Nuclear Culture (1982), examined the daily life of atomic weapons workers at the Hanford nuclear site in Tri-Cities, Washington.
  2. Loeb's fourth book, Soul of a Citizen, first published in 1999, strove to counter the prevalent sense of powerlessness and cynicism in the United States with inspirational stories of citizen activists.
  3. It was named the #3 political book of 2004 by the History Channel and the American Booksellers Association, and also won the Nautilus Book Award for best social change book of the year.
  4. He founded the Campus Election Engagement Project, a national nonpartisan effort to engage students in voting, engaging some 600 campuses by 2020 before Loeb left.

The world when Paul Rogat Loeb was born

Paul Rogat Loeb was born in 1952. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1952

  • #1 song"You Belong to Me" – Jo Stafford
  • Top movieThe Greatest Show on Earth
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRocky Marciano becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineDwight Eisenhower elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydrogen bomb tested
  • Defining fadMr. Potato Head
  • Notable inventionMr. Potato Head (first toy advertised on TV)
  • World population2.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population156.4M

1952 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Rogat Loeb's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19522026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$9,100$435,000
Average income$5,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population156.4M341 million

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