Robert Wolke

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

Additional recommended knowledge

Recognize and detect the effects of electrostatic charges on your balance

Daily Visual Balance Check

What is the Correct Way to Check Repeatability in Balances?

Wolke has won awards such as the American Chemical Society's 2005 James T. Grady-James H. 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.