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Ed is curious - he wants to see the world and understand how it works. So he travels (a lot) and takes things apart. And, he enjoys putting things together from building robots to writing books.

As a math and physics major, Ed likes numbers. He's traveled to 61 countries on all 7 continents. He has directed 5 museums (including the National Inventors Hall of Fame and founding the National Toy Hall of Fame) and written more than two dozen books.

He holds a Ph.D. in oceanography and has participated in 20 some expeditions, including doing research on sea ice in Antarctica. With his wife, he has sailed across the Pacific Ocean and has done a circumnavigation teaching oceanography for Semester at Sea. Ed is a Fellow Emeritus in The Explorers Club...more

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Books by Ed Sobey

Average rating: 3.47 · 34 ratings · 8 reviews · 17 distinct works

	A Field Guide to Roadside Technology 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Way Toys Work: The Science Behind the Magic 8 Ball, Etch A Sketch, Boomerang, and More by Ed Sobey, Woody Sobey 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Unscrewed: Salvage and Reuse Motors, Gears, Switches, and More from Your Old Electronics 2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Way Kitchens Work: The Science Behind the Microwave, Teflon Pan, Garbage Disposal, and More 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Robot Experiments 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	A Field Guide to Automotive Technology 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Radio-Controlled Car Experiments 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Electric Motor Experiments 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Young Inventors at Work!: Learning Science by Doing Science 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2004	My rating:
	Wack Water Fun with Science 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	My rating: