Doherty, Paul (Michael)

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DOHERTY, Paul (Michael)

DOHERTY, Paul (Michael). American, b. 1948. Genres: Sciences. Career: Writer and educator. Oakland University, Oakland, CA, professor of physics, 1974-86; Exploratorium Teacher Institute, San Francisco, CA, staff physicist, 1986-, codirector, 1990-, senior staff scientist, 1997-. Tom Tits Experiment, Sweden, visiting scientist; San Francisco State University, adjunct professor of physics. Publications: Atlas of the Planets, 1980; Building and Using an Astronomical Observatory, 1986; The Arrival of Halley's Comet, 1986; (with J. Cassidy) The Klutz Book of Magnetic Magic, 1994; (with D. Rathjen and the Exploratorium Teach Institute) The Cheshire Cat and Other Eye-popping Experiments on How We See the World, 1995; (with D. Rathjen and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute) The Magic Wand and Other Bright Experiments on Light and Color, 1995; (with D. Rathjen and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute) The Cool Hot Rod and Other Electrifying Experiments on Energy and Matter, 1996; (with D. Rathjen and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute) The Spinning Blackboard and Other Dynamic Experiments on Force and Motion, 1996; The Photographic Atlas of the Stars, 1997; (with J. Cassidy and P. Murphy) Zap Science, 1998; (with K. Pottner) The Best Paper Airplanes You'll Ever Fly, 1998; (with P. Murphy) Traces of Time, 2000; (with D. Rathjen and the Exploratorium Teacher Institute) Square Wheels and Other Easy-to-Build, 2002. Illustrator of books by P. Moore. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Exploratorium Teacher Institute, 3601 Lyon, San Francisco, CA 94123, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]