Betsy Devine
Betsy Devine (born 1946) is an American author, journalist, and blogger, with published works including "Longing for the Harmonies" (1988), an appreciation of modern physics with Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek, and of "Absolute Zero Gravity" (1993), a collection of light-hearted material about science, with biologist Joel E. Cohen. She is a Wikipedian and spoke at Wikimania in 2006. Biography. Devine earned a master's degree in engineering from Princeton University. Devine has had, according to her self-description, "many years of immersion in geek sociology, including both Slashdot and Wikipedia flame wars". She is co-author, with  husband Frank Wilczek, of "Longing for the Harmonies", an appreciation of modern physics; and also, with biologist Joel E. Cohen, of "Absolute Zero Gravity", a collection of science jokes, poems, and stories. About 75 pages taken from her blog were included as "a contribution" to a collection of essays written by Frank Wilczek on various aspects of physics, "Fantastic Realities". The Nobel Prize Foundation's website links to Devine's weblog with regard to the ongoing family saga and adventures surrounding Frank Wilczek's winning the 2004 Nobel Prize in physics. Devine spoke at Wikimania in 2006. Betsy Devine Betsy