Chet Raymo

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born

September 17, 1936

gender

male

place of birth

Chattanooga, Tennessee, The United States

genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction

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Chet Raymo (born September 17, 1936 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a noted writer, educator and naturalist. He is Professor Emeritus of Physics at Stonehill College, in Easton, Massachusetts. His weekly newspaper column Science Musings appeared in the Boston Globe for twenty years.

His most famous book was the novel entitled The Dork of Cork, and was made into the feature length film Frankie Starlight. Raymo is also the author of Walking Zero, a scientific and historical account of his wanderings along the Prime Meridian in Great Britain.

Raymo was the recipient of the 1998 Lannan Literary Award for his Nonfiction work.

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avg rating: 3.93 | 353 ratings | 83 reviews | 20 distinct works | 2 fans

	The Dork of Cork by Chet Raymo avg rating 3.96 — 118 ratings — published 1993 5 editions	my rating:
	Skeptics and True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science and Spirituality by Chet Raymo avg rating 3.69 — 36 ratings — published 1998 4 editions	my rating:
	The Soul of the Night: An Astronomical Pilgrimage by Chet Raymo avg rating 4.46 — 28 ratings — published 1985 4 editions	my rating:
	When God is Gone, Everything is Holy: The Making of a Religious Naturalist by Chet Raymo avg rating 3.90 — 30 ratings — published 2008	my rating:
	The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe by Chet Raymo avg rating 3.72 — 25 ratings — published 2003 3 editions	my rating:
	365 Starry Nights: An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night of the Year by Chet Raymo avg rating 4.25 — 20 ratings — published 1982 4 editions	my rating:
	An Intimate Look At the Night Sky by Chet Raymo avg rating 4.31 — 16 ratings — published 2001 5 editions	my rating:
	Walking Zero: Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the PRIME MERIDIAN by Chet Raymo avg rating 3.46 — 13 ratings — published 2006	my rating:
	Climbing Brandon: Science and Faith on Ireland's Holy Mountain by Chet Raymo avg rating 3.90 — 10 ratings — published 2004 2 editions	my rating:
	Honey from Stone: A Naturalist's Search for God by Chet Raymo avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published 1987 5 editions	my rating: