Bjørk Matias Friis

Data

1 book
104 pages (84 comics pages + 14 page illustrated appendix)
23.0 x 31.5, hardcover
Published in Danish
Ages 13 and up

• Contact for Foreign Rights: Frank Madsen
• Reading sample: Coming soon

Description

The remarkable life of Ole Rømer, the first scientist in the world to demonstrate that light travels at a finite speed.

The comic unfolds the scientific discoveries and significance of this unique figure in Danish and European science—a true universal genius: astronomer, physicist, mathematician, engineer, geodesist, inventor, administrator under the absolute monarchy, and protector of society’s most vulnerable.

We follow him from his early years as a student, when his work on publishing Tycho Brahe’s observational journals and his studies on the island of Hven led him to Paris. There, he quickly became a highly respected astronomer at the Paris Observatory and a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences. He served as tutor to Louis XIV’s heir, the Grand Dauphin, and worked on the fountain system at the Sun King’s new palace, Versailles.

Bjørk Matias Friis

Bjørk is a selftaught illustrator and comic artist, working from Copenhagen. His works are mostly historical in nature, with a flair of mythology, mystique and the fantastical.

A lot of his works dives into the heart of old cultures and myths, and seeks to interpret and retell ancient tales not usually put in the spotlight by modern media.

Having worked with several historical museums in both Denmark and Germany, Bjørks craft has also been made into educational material and animation. His comic book series “Tall Tales of Midgard” will had it’s fourth volume out in spring, 2025.

www.instagram.com/bjoerkfriis/

Flemming Hansen

Flemming is a civil engineer and holds a PhD in electronics and satellite communications. He is an amateur astronomer, a senior consultant with his own company, RadioLab Consulting, and has spent many years researching the life and work of Ole Rømer.

Jens Olaf Pepke Pedersen

Born in 1958. He holds a PhD in physics and is a senior researcher at the Danish National Space Institute, where he conducts research into climate change. He has previously worked at the universities of Aarhus and Copenhagen, the CERN research centre in Geneva and several US universities.

www.pepke.dk