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Bright Galaxies, Dark Matter, and Beyond

The Life of Astronomer Vera Rubin

by Ashley Jean Yeager

ISBN: 9780262547239

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 15, 2023

How Vera Rubin convinced the scientific community that dark matter might exist, persevering despite early dismissals of her work.

Carbon Queen

The Remarkable Life of Nanoscience Pioneer Mildred Dresselhaus

by Maia Weinstock

ISBN: 9780262545976

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 7, 2023

The life of trailblazing physicist Mildred Dresselhaus, who expanded our understanding of the physical world.

Salvador Luria

An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America

by Rena Selya

ISBN: 9780262046466

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 25, 2022

The life of Nobel-winning biologist Salvador Luria, whose passion for science was equaled by his commitment to political engagement in Cold War America.

"Well, Doc, You're In"

Freeman Dyson's Journey through the Universe

Edited by David Kaiser

ISBN: 9780262047340

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 25, 2022

The life and work of Freeman Dyson—renowned scientist, visionary, and iconoclast—and his particular way of thinking about deep questions.

Memories of a Theoretical Physicist

A Journey across the Landscape of Strings, Black Holes, and the Multiverse

by Joseph Polchinski

Edited by Ahmed Almheiri

Foreword by Andrew Strominger

ISBN: 9780262543446

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: May 24, 2022

A groundbreaking theoretical physicist traces his career, reflecting on the successes and failures, triumphs and insecurities of a life cut short by cancer.

Handprints on Hubble

An Astronaut's Story of Invention

by Kathryn D. Sullivan

ISBN: 9780262539647

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: December 1, 2020

The first American woman to walk in space recounts her experience as part of the team that launched, rescued, repaired, and maintained the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist

by Ben Barres

Foreword by Nancy Hopkins

ISBN: 9780262539548

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 20, 2020

A leading scientist describes his life, his gender transition, his scientific work, and his advocacy for gender equality in science.

Beyond Bakelite

Leo Baekeland and the Business of Science and Invention

by Joris Mercelis

ISBN: 9780262538695

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 17, 2020

The changing relationships between science and industry in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, illustrated by the career of the “father of plastics.”

Einstein's Wife

The Real Story of Mileva Einstein-Marić

by Allen Esterson and David C. Cassidy

ISBN: 9780262538978

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 25, 2020

The real-life story behind The Other Einstein—a fascinating profile of mathematician Mileva Einstein-Marić and her alleged contributions to her husband's scientific discoveries.

Mens et Mania

The MIT Nobody Knows

by Samuel Jay Keyser

Foreword by Lawrence S. Bacow

ISBN: 9780262537117

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 26, 2019

A memoir of MIT life, from being Noam Chomsky's boss to negotiating with student protesters.

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