Dava Sobel

b. 1947

3 standalone books

Dava Sobel is an American writer known for her popular expositions of scientific topics. She is the author of Longitude, which focuses on English clockmaker John Harrison, and Galileo's Daughter, which explores the life of Galileo's daughter Maria Celeste. She also wrote The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars, about the Harvard Computers. Her work often highlights the intersection of science and human stories.

Born

1947