Norman Sperling

Norman Sperling (born March 19, 1947)[1] is an author, editor, publisher, teacher, and telescope designer living in San Mateo, California.

Sperling received a BA from Michigan State University[2] after graduating from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland.

He authored What Your Astronomy Textbook Won't Tell You[3] and Any Parent's Recipe for Great Baseball[4] He edited and published John Dobson's book How and Why to Make a User-Friendly Sidewalk Telescope.

[2] As an inventor, Sperling, with Mike Simmons, created the Astroscan telescope for Edmund Scientific, as well as "The Stars Above" star-finder for Spherical Concepts.

[2] Sperling is active in the Bay Area Skeptics, Northern California Historical Astronomy Luncheon and Discussion Association.