Chet Raymo
Encyclopedia
Chet Raymo 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. This is now a daily blog by him. Raymo espouses his Religious Naturalism
in When God is Gone Everything is Holy – The Making of a Religious Naturalist and frequently in his blog. As Raymo says - I attend to this infinitely mysterious world with reverence, awe, thanksgiving, praise. All religious qualities.
Raymo has been a contributor to The Notre Dame Magazine and Scientific American.
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.
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
at Stonehill College
Stonehill College
Stonehill College is a private Roman Catholic college located in Easton, Massachusetts, United States, founded in 1948. Situated in North Easton, Massachusetts, a suburban community of 23,329 people, Stonehill is located south of Boston on a campus, the original estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames...
, in Easton, Massachusetts
Easton, Massachusetts
Easton is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 23,112 at the 2010 census.Easton is governed by an elected committee of selectmen and a town administrator.- History :...
. His weekly newspaper column Science Musings appeared in the Boston Globe for twenty years. This is now a daily blog by him. Raymo espouses his Religious Naturalism
Religious naturalism
Religious naturalism is an approach to spirituality that is devoid of supernaturalism. The focus is on the religious attributes of the universe/Nature, the understanding of it and our response to it . These provide for the development of an eco-morality...
in When God is Gone Everything is Holy – The Making of a Religious Naturalist and frequently in his blog. As Raymo says - I attend to this infinitely mysterious world with reverence, awe, thanksgiving, praise. All religious qualities.
Raymo has been a contributor to The Notre Dame Magazine and Scientific American.
His most famous book was the novel entitled The Dork of Cork, and was made into the feature length film Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight
Frankie Starlight is a 1995 film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The screenplay was written by Ronan O'Leary and Chet Raymo, based on the internationally best-selling novel The Dork of Cork by Raymo.-Plot:...
.
Raymo is also the author of Walking Zero, a scientific and historical account of his wanderings along the Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian is the meridian at which the longitude is defined to be 0°.The Prime Meridian and its opposite the 180th meridian , which the International Date Line generally follows, form a great circle that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.An international...
in Great Britain.
Raymo was the recipient of the 1998 Lannan Literary Award
Lannan Literary Awards
The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation. Established in 1989, the awards are meant "to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality", according to the foundation...
for his Nonfiction work.
Major works
- 1982 365 Starry Nights ISBN 0-6717-6606-6
- 1984 Biography of a Planet ISBN 0-13-078221-1
- 1985 The Soul of the Night ISBN 1-5610-1236-X
- 1987 Honey from Stone ISBN 1-5610-1235-1
- 1990 In the Falcon's Claw ISBN 1-5610-1287-4
- 1991 The Virgin and the Mousetrap: Essays in Search of the Soul of Science, Viking Books ISBN 0670833150
- 1993 The Dork of Cork ISBN 0-4466-7000-6
- 1998 Skeptics and True Believers ISBN 0-8027-7564-0
- 2000 Natural Prayers ISBN 1-8869-1345-5
- 2001 An Intimate Look at the Night Sky ISBN 0-8027-1369-6
- 2003 The Path ISBN 0-8027-1402-1
- 2004 Climbing Brandon ISBN 0-8027-1433-1
- 2005 Valentine ISBN 1-5610-1286-6
- 2006 Walking Zero ISBN 0-8027-1494-3
- 2008 When God is Gone, Everything is Holy ISBN 1-933495-13-8