Emily Lakdawalla is a planetary scientist who writes about the Curiosity mission to Mars.

Edmond Halley's work encouraged me to reach deep within myself to find the meanings of ideas, places, and words, and to look beyond meaning.

These scientists continued to build upon each other's work, much as writers do. I hope that each novel I write takes science and life one

As writers, we build upon the writings of others, much as scientists have done for centuries.