Summary
Betsy Devine (born 1946) is an American author, journalist, and blogger, with published works including Longing for the Harmonies (1988), an appreciation of modern physics with Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek, and of Absolute Zero Gravity (1993), a collection of light-hearted material about science, with biologist Joel E. Cohen. She is a Wikipedian and spoke at Wikimania in 2006.
Betsy Devine | |
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 Betsy Devine at BlogHer 2006 in San Jose, California. | |
| Born | Elizabeth Devine 1946 (age 77–78) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation(s) | author, blogger |
| Notable credit(s) | Longing for the Harmonies, Fantastic Realities, Absolute Zero Gravity |
| Spouse | Frank Wilczek |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Website | http://betsydevine.com/blog/ |
Biography edit
Devine earned a master's degree in engineering from Princeton University.[2]
Devine has had, according to her self-description, "many years of immersion in geek sociology, including both Slashdot and Wikipedia flame wars".[3] She is co-author, with husband Frank Wilczek, of Longing for the Harmonies, an appreciation of modern physics;[4] and also, with biologist Joel E. Cohen, of Absolute Zero Gravity, a collection of science jokes, poems, and stories.[5] About 75 pages taken from her blog were included as "a contribution" to a collection of essays written by Frank Wilczek on various aspects of physics, Fantastic Realities.[6][7]
Selected works edit
- Devine, Betsy; Frank Wilczek (1988). Longing for the Harmonies. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-02482-1.
- Devine, Betsy; Joel E. Cohen (December 1992). Absolute Zero Gravity: Science Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes. Fireside. ISBN 978-0-671-74060-3.
- Devine, Betsy; Frank Wilczek (June 2006). Fantastic Realities: 49 Mind Journeys And a Trip to Stockholm. World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 978-981-256-649-2.
References edit
- ^ "Frank Wilczek - Biographical". nobelprize.org. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ "Betsy Devine: Journalist, Author, Blogger". Edge.org. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
She earned a master's degree in engineering from Princeton.
- ^ a b "Presenters/Betsy Devine". wikimedia.org. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Perlman, David (February 14, 1988). "The Never-Ending Hum of the Universe". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ^ The Scientist Staff (1993). "Notebook" (early event blog). The Scientist (11 January). Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- ^ Berry, Michael (August 24, 2006). "A Walk in a Quantum World: Fantastic Realities: 49 Mind Journeys and a Trip to Stockholm, by Frank Wilczek". Nature (book review). 442 (870): 870. doi:10.1038/442870a.
- ^ Durrani, Matin (2006). "Forget about quarks, read my wife's blog" (book review). Times Higher Education (15 September). Retrieved March 17, 2016.
External links edit
- Now with Even More Funny Ha-Ha and Peculiar—Betsy's blog
- 2003 interview with Frank Paynter
- 2004 interview with Steve Rubel about her work for Feedster
- "Blogging in Boston" podcast with Tony Kahn, from "Morning Stories" show aired in 2004[permanent dead link] (Link is to mp3 file)
- 2005 Podcast conversation with Dave Winer (Link is to mp3 file of 40-minute conversation)