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Dava Sobel is an American writer of popular expositions of scientific topics, such as Longitude, Galileo's Daughter, and The Glass Universe. She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a chaser of solar eclipses.
Dava Sobel is a New York-based writer who has written several best-selling books about science, history and astronomy. She has also received several awards and taught at universities such as Smith College and University of Chicago.
Dava Sobel is a science writer and biographer who has written about Marie Curie, the only female scientist most people can name. Her new book, The Elements of Marie Curie, combines Curie's story with the stories of her students and colleagues who worked with radioactivity.
Dava Sobel is a former New York Times science reporter and the author of several bestselling books on science and history. She has won several literary prizes, received honorary degrees, and had her books adapted for TV and theater.
Browse the list of books by Dava Sobel, a bestselling author of popular science books. Find ratings, reviews, editions, and more information about her works on Goodreads.
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time is a 1995 best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison, an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea—an important development in navigation.
Nov 5, 2007 · Dava Sobel is a science writer who has authored books on topics such as longitude, Galileo, and the planets. Her book Longitude tells the story of John Harrison, a clockmaker who solved the problem of measuring longitude at sea.
