Dava Sobel

Dava Sobel is an American author, science writer, and science communicator. She has written several books on science and history, including Longitude, which won the National Book Award for Science in 1997. Sobel has also written for various publications, including The New Yorker and The New York Times. She has been a fellow at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received several awards for her writing. Sobel is known for her ability to make complex scientific concepts accessible to a broad audience.