David Darling (astronomer)
David Darling (born July 29, 1953 in Glossop , Derbyshire ) is an English astronomer and a freelance scientific writer. He worked for several years in the USA as an application software manager for Cray Research (supercomputers) in Minneapolis . At the time he was writing for Astronomy Magazine in his spare time, then decided to work as a full time freelance writer. He now lives in Dundee , Scotland .
Darling has published many popular science papers, including Life Everywhere: The Maverick Science of Astrobiology (2001).
His Internet Encyclopedia of Science is a popular online resource.
bibliography
- "Life Everywhere: The Maverick Science of Astrobiology" (2001). ISBN 978-0465015634
- "The Encyclopedia of Science" website
- "The Extraterrestrial Encyclopedia: An Alphabetical Reference to All Life in the Universe" (2000) ISBN 978-0-8129-3248-5 (paperback)
- "The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity" (2002) ISBN 978-0-471-05649-2 (hardcover)
- "The Universal Book of Astronomy: From the Andromeda Galaxy to the Zone of Avoidance. ISBN 978-0471265696
- "The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes ISBN 978-0471270478
- "Teleportation: The Impossible Leap. (2005) ISBN 978-0471470953
- "Gravity's Arc: The Story of Gravity from Aristotle to Einstein and Beyond. ISBN 978-0471719892
- "Beyond 2000: Micromachines and Nanotechnology: The Amazing New World of the Ultrasmall
- "Equations of Eternity: Speculations on Consciousness, Meaning, and the Mathematical Rules That Orchestrate the Cosmos
- "Spiderwebs to Skyscrapers: The Science of Structure (Experiment!)
- "From Glasses to Gases: The Science of Matter (Experiment!)
- "Beyond 2000: Genetic Engineering: Redrawing the Blueprint of Life
- "Between Fire and Ice: The Science of Heat (experiment!)
- "Sounds Interesting: The Science of Acoustics (experiment!)
- "Up, Up and Away: The Science of Flight (Experiment!)
- "Making Light Work: The Science of Optics (experiment!)
- "Could You Ever Live Forever
- "Deep Time
- "The New Astronomy: An Ever-Changing Universe (Discovering Our Universe)
- "Other Worlds: Is There Life Out There (Discovering Our Universe)
- "The Universe: Past, Present, and Future (Discovering Our Universe)
- "Stars: From Birth to Black Hole (Discovering Our Universe)
- "Galaxies: Cities of Stars (Discovering Our Universe)
- "Universal Book of Astronomy
- "Gravity's Arc
- "Genetic Engineering: Redrawing the Blueprint of Life (Beyond Two Thousand Ser.)
- "Soul Search: A Scientist Explores the Afterlife
- "Computers in Science (The World of Computers)
- "Zen Physics: The Science of Death, the Logic of Reincarnation" (1996)
Web links
-
The Worlds of David Darling , Official Site
- The Internet Encyclopedia of Science , previously the Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight
- The Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living
- Biography of David Darling
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Darling: Who I Am. (No longer available online.) David Darling, archived from the original on November 15, 2010 ; accessed on October 24, 2010 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Darling, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English astronomer and a freelance scientific writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Glossop , Derbyshire |