Chet Raymo

Chet Raymo is Professor Emeritus at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. He has published twelve books on science and nature and his weekly column, Science Musings, appeared in the Boston Globe for twenty years. Raymo was the recipient of the 1998 Lannan Literary Award for his non-fiction work. His most famous novel, The Dork of Cork (1993), was made into the film Frankie Starlight. Raymo's other recent works include In the Falcon's Claw (1995), Climbing Brandon: History and Faith on Ireland's Holy Mountain,(2004), Valentine (2005) and Walking Zero: Discovering Space and Time along the Prime Meridian (2006). Chet Raymo lives in Ireland.