Henry Fountain

Henry Fountain writes about science at The New York Times, covering engineering, materials and other subjects at the intersection of science and everyday life. He also writes Observatory, a weekly column about research findings in science. Among other subjects, he has written about concrete, dart-throwing snails, jealous dogs, nuclear tourism, a building based on bubbles, poison ivy and climate change, arthritic cane toads and worm grunting.

He studied architecture at Yale University, and before coming to The Times worked at The International Herald Tribune and New York Newsday, among other newspapers. He has written and edited several books on technology and science.

 

Published work

Clouds (Barnes & Noble, May 2004); The New York Times Circuts: How Electronic Things Work (St. Martin's Press, November 2001)