Rivka Galchen

Rivka Galchen

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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 father Tzvi 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.

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* [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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