Dava Sobel

Dava Sobel, a former New York Times science reporter, is the author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter, and The Planets. In her thirty years as a science journalist, she has written for many magazines and co-authored five books, including Is Anyone Out There? with astronomer Frank Drake. In 2001, Ms. ... (more)Sobel received the Individual Public Service Award from the National Science Board and the Boston Museum of Science’s prestigious Bradford Washburn Award for her “outstanding contribution toward public understanding of science, appreciation of its fascination, and the vital role it plays in all our lives.” In October 2004, in London, Ms. Sobel received the Harrison Medal from the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, in recognition of her contribution to increasing awareness of the science of horology, through her writing and lecturing.

The coincidental revolutions in music and science in the 17th century are the focal points of a free public multimedia event featuring Dava Sobel, author of “Galileo’s Daughter” and “Longitude,” and soprano Sarah Pillow and her Baroque ensemble, Galileo’s Daughters. The event “Perpetual ... (more)Motion: Revolutions in 17th Century Science and Music” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. Limited seating is available. The event is sponsored by the Science, Arts and Humanities Program of the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy.

Please plan to join us at UCLA in April 2008 for the 28th annual presentation of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. We'll carry forward a proud tradition that has honored A. Scott Berg, Ray Bradbury, Robert Caro, Joan Didion, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gabriel García Márquez, Allen Ginsberg, Mark Haddon, ... (more)Anthony Hecht, Seymour Hersh, Tony Hillerman, Christopher Isherwood, Ken Kesey, Milan Kundera, Ursula Le Guin, Doris Lessing, Robert Littell, Frank McCourt, David McCullough, Ian McEwan, Larry McMurtry, Tillie Olsen, Walker Percy, Ishmael Reed, Carl Sagan and W.G. Sebald, among many other authors.