- Rivka Galchen
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portaldisp =Rivka Galchen is an American writer and physician. She graduated in 1998 from
Princeton University . She has an M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She is the author of the novel "Atmospheric Disturbances" (2008). cite book |author=Rivka Galchen |title=Atmospheric Disturbances: A Novel |publisher=Farrar, Straus and Giroux |location=New York |year=2008 |pages= |isbn=0-374-20011-4 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=]She is the daughter of deceased Prof.
Tzvi Gal-chen , who spent the last decade of his career at the University of Oklahoma.Unlike the fictional character, the real-life fatherTzvi Gal-chen had no affiliation with any "Royal Academy of Meteorology". The real-life father was, however, known for his research in Doppler radar retrievals.References
External links
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/books/review/Schillinger-t.html "New York Times" book review.]
* [http://www.babygotbooks.com/2008/05/27/atmospheric-disturbances/ "Baby got books" review of "Atmospheric Disturbances" with biographical information and an interview]
* [http://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm?book_number=2147 Excerpt from Atmospheric Disturbances at BookBrowse]
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