David L Block

David L. Block (PhD, University of Cape Town) is a professor in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His research has twice been featured on the cover of Nature , the world's most prestigious scientific journal. He is the author of several books, including Starwatch and Shrouds of the Night . He has been a visiting research astronomer at Harvard University, the Australian National University, and the European Southern...See more

David L. Block (PhD, University of Cape Town) is a professor in the School of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His research has twice been featured on the cover of Nature , the world's most prestigious scientific journal. He is the author of several books, including Starwatch and Shrouds of the Night . He has been a visiting research astronomer at Harvard University, the Australian National University, and the European Southern Observatory, among other institutes. See less