Robert Wolke
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Robert L. Wolke is a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a food columnist for The Washington Post, and has written multiple books, which aim to explain everyday phenomena in non-technical terms:
- What Einstein Didn't Know: Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions
- What Einstein Told His Barber: More Scientific Answers to Everyday Questions
- What Einstein Told His Cook: Kitchen Science Explained
- What Einstein Told His Cook 2, The Sequel: Further Adventures in Kitchen Science
Wolke has won awards such as the American Chemical Society's 2005 Grady-Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public, International Association of Culinary Professionals' Bert Greene Award, and the James Beard Foundation's award for the best newspaper column.
