Dr. D. L. Moche


Professor Dinah L. Moché
Astronomy

Email: dmoche@qcc.cuny.edu
Work Phone (718) 281-5715
Office Location: Science Building, Room S-343
Office Hours: Monday 12-1pm; Tuesday 3-4pm; Thursday 12-1pm
Personal Link: http://www.spacelady.com
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Professor: Physics & Astronomy, Queensborough Community College of the City University of NY

  • Highlights of her academic career are archived at Harvard University - Schlesinger Library on the History of Women
  • National Science Foundation Faculty Fellow
  • Recipient of many fellowships, grants & honors
  • BA, Harvard & PhD, Columbia University

Author: Her books – over 10 million copies sold worldwide in 7 languages!

  • Her research notes, original manuscripts, galleys and page proofs, dummies, publishing correspondence and fan mail are archived at the University of Southern Mississippi, de Grummond Children's Literature Research Collection, McCain Library
  • Recipient of Outstanding Science Books for Children awards
  • ASTRONOMY, Self-Teaching Guide: Selection of the Astronomy Book Club. More than 125,000 copies sold
  • White Plains (NY) High School Hall of Fame

Books

    • AMAZING ROCKETS, Golden Books: Racine, WI
    • AMAZING SPACE FACTS, 2nd Edition, Golden Books: Racine, WI
  • ASTRONOMY, 6 th Edition, A Self Teaching Guide, John Wiley & Sons: New York, NY
  • ASTRONOMY TODAY, 2nd Edition, Random House: New York, NY
  • THE ASTRONAUTS, Random House: New York, NY
  • THE GOLDEN BOOK OF SPACE EXPLORATION, Golden Books: Racine, WI
  • IF YOU WERE AN ASTRONAUT, 2nd Edition, Golden Books: Racine, WI
  • LABORATORY MANUAL FOR INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY – editor and co-author, John Wiley & Sons: New York, NY
  • LIFE IN SPACE, Ridge Press/A & W Publishers: New York, NY
  • MAGIC SCIENCE TRICKS, Scholastic Inc.: New York, NY
  • MARS, Franklin Watts: New York, NY
  • MORE MAGIC SCIENCE TRICKS, Scholastic Inc.: New York, NY
  • MY FIRST BOOK ABOUT SPACE, Golden Books: Racine, WI
  • RADIATION, Franklin Watts: New York, NY
  • SEARCH FOR LIFE BEYOND EARTH, Franklin Watts: New York, NY
  • THE STAR WARS QUESTIONS AND ANSWER BOOK ABOUT SPACE: Random House, New York, NY
  • WHAT’S UP THERE? QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE OCEAN, Scholastic Inc.: New York, NY
  • WE’RE TAKING AN AIRPLANE TRIP, Golden Books: Racine, WI

AUDIO VISUAL MATERIALS

WOMEN IN SCIENCE – Multi media packet of 6 cassette interviews, slides and written material, American Assoc. of Physics Teachers and National Science Teachers Assoc.: Washington, DC

CAREER BOOKLET

PHYSICS IN YOUR FUTURE, 2nd Edition, American Physical Society: College Park, MD

Campus Cultural Centers

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