David Perlman still going strong
The San Francisco Chronicle's David Perlman churned out 111 stories last year. Not bad for someone born before the discovery of penicillin and Pluto.
Read more: Longtime science writer is quite the specimen himself: He's 94
Read more: Longtime science writer is quite the specimen himself: He's 94
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![David Perlman takes a break at his desk. He has outlived colleagues he has written with, scientists he has written about, Anne, his wife of 61 years.
"I'm so lucky still to be able to do something, to do what I do.... I'm still pretty OK," he said. "Anyway, as long as they'll have me [at the Chronicle], I'll stick around."](http://www.trbimg.com/img/turbine/la-me-0222-perlman-pictures-011/620 "David Perlman takes a break at his desk. He has outlived colleagues he has written with, scientists he has written about, Anne, his wife of 61 years.
\"I'm so lucky still to be able to do something, to do what I do.... I'm still pretty OK,\" he said. \"Anyway, as long as they'll have me [at the Chronicle], I'll stick around.\"")
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Reflecting on a long career( Peter DaSilva / For The Times )
David Perlman takes a break at his desk. He has outlived colleagues he has written with, scientists he has written about, Anne, his wife of 61 years.
"I'm so lucky still to be able to do something, to do what I do.... I'm still pretty OK," he said. "Anyway, as long as they'll have me [at the Chronicle], I'll stick around."
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