Falling in Love with Copernicus

In an interview entitled "Why I Fell for Copernicus," Dava Sobel talks with Michael Bond of the New Scientist about the importance for a biographer of falling in love with her subject:

Q: You've [also] admitted to having a "long-term crush" on Galileo. Do you always fall for the scientists you write about? A: Yes, I think it's important to feel something like a love for the person, because it's a long time to sit alone in a room. It's not like journalism when you're moving from topic to topic. That sense of some kind of bond with the person makes it easier. More.

Dava Sobel visits this Thursday, Nov. 10th.