Robert Cloud
Robert L. Wolke (* 1928 in New York ) is a professor emeritus from the University of Pittsburgh and non-fiction author, who is best known for the non-fiction series "What Einstein ..." .
Life
Cloud was born in New York in 1928. At the age of 12 he got his first chemistry set. He studied chemistry at the renowned Cornell University . From 1960 to 1990 he was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught chemistry. For several years he has published the column Food 101 in the Washington Post , from which the idea for his first non-fiction book "What Einstein Told His Cook" arose. In his books, Wolke tries to explain everyday scientific phenomena in a way that laypeople can understand.
Cloud is married with one daughter and lives in New Hampshire .
literature
- What Einstein told his cook (What Einstein told his Cook) ( ISBN 3-492-24190-5 / audio book: ISBN 3-8291-1396-X )
- What Einstein told his barber ( ISBN 3-492-23746-0 )
- How does the soap know what the dirt is? (What Einstein didn't know) ( ISBN 3-492-22952-2 )
- Three stars for Einstein & Co. (What Einstein told his Cook 2, The Sequel) ( ISBN 3492046770 )
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Wolke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website
- Food 101 in the Washington Post
- Report on Robert Wolke from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cloud, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cloud, Robert L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American chemist and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |