Karen C. Fox


Karen C. Fox is an American science writer specializing in physics, astronomy, and the history of science for adults and children.

Biography

In addition to her science writing, Fox was a relationship columnist for America Online, Oxygen, and Dating911 from 1997 to 2001. Writing under the moniker "The Dating Diva," she was known for making metaphorical parallels between quantum physics and modern romance. She is also a published travel writer.
Fox is a 1987 graduate of the National Cathedral School. She majored in physics and English at Amherst College and studied science communication as a graduate student at University of California, Santa Cruz. She is the daughter of Patricia Smith, founder of the nonprofit women's organization Peace X Peace and co-founder of the Melton Foundation.

Selected works

Books

  • The Chain Reaction: Pioneers of Nuclear Science, 1998
  • The Big Bang: What It Is, Where It Came From and Why It Works, 2002
  • ', 2004
  • , 2006
  • Moon Metro Washington D.C., 2007
  • ', 2010

    Magazine articles

  • , Nature, 2005
  • , Science & Spirit Magazine, 2005
  • , Amherst Magazine, 2005
  • , Discover, 2006
  • , Popular Mechanics, 2006
  • , Popular Mechanics, 2006
  • , Popular Mechanics, 2007
  • , USA Weekend, 2007
  • , USA Weekend, 2008
  • , USA Weekend, 2008
  • , MIT Technology Review, 2008
  • , Popular Mechanics, 2008

    Radio

  • , 1994–1998

    Web projects

  • , 2001
  • , 2009