A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults)
My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
$37.94
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
12 September 2023
Summary
Renowned American astrophysicist Hakeem Oluseyi (born James Plummer) pens a gripping, gritty coming-of-age memoir, from young boy to graduate-school student, that will resonate with teenagers, especially those of color, who are facing many choices and obstacles as they navigate their young adult lives.
He was born James Plummer and grew up in poor neighborhoods where gangs were common. What set him apart were his love of the starlit sky and the mysteries of science and his off-the-cha…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781984849632 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1984849638 |
| Author: | Hakeem Oluseyi, Joshua Horwitz |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Delacorte Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 12 September 2023 |
| Weight: | 485g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
Critics Review
★ “This absorbing, suspenseful memoir….will keep readers riveted.” —Booklist, starred review
“Unflinchingly honest; a memoir in which young readers can find useful lessons.” —Kirkus Reviews
“By celebrating a Black academic in the STEM field, this scientist’s memoir envisions a place for anyone who has a dream that the possibility is there to achieve it.” —School Library Journal
Hakeem Oluseyi
Hakeem Oluseyi, PhD
Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, television personality, and public speaker. He is currently a Clarence J. Robinson Professor at George Mason University and president of the National Society of Black Physicists. Previously, he was a Distinguished Professor of Aerospace, Physics & Space Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology from 2007 to 2019 and has held professorships at MIT, the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, and the University of Cape Town. Dr. Oluseyi has also served as the Space Science Education Manager of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and chief science officer of Discovery Science. He has appeared in science and engineering programming on Netflix, Discovery Science, Nat Geo, PBS, BBC, and more. Dr. Oluseyi is an inductee of the National Academy of Inventors, the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame, and the Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society.
Joshua Horwitz
Joshua Horwitz is the author of multiple nonfiction books, including the New York Times bestseller War of the Whales: A True Story, which won the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.
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