Dava Sobel
Dava Sobel is an American author who specializes in translating scientific history for a general readership. Her works transform complex subjects into clear and approachable stories. She avoids dense jargon, instead focusing on the human elements within the narratives. This method allows her to connect with a broad audience.
Publication Order
Standalone Books
Backache Relief
1985
Arthritis: What Exercises Work: Breakthrough Relief For The Rest Of Your Life, Even After Drugs & Surgery Have Failed
1989
Is Anyone Out There?
1992
The Incredible Planets: New Views of the Solar Family
1993
Backache: What Exercises Work
1994
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
1995
Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love
1999
To Father: The Letters of Sister Maria Celeste to Galileo, 1623-1633
2001
The "Daily Telegraph" Arthritis
2005
The Planets
2005
Back Pain: What Really Works
2006
A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos
2011
The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars
2016
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
2024