The completely compelling biography of a remarkable man, and his search for the origins of kindness.
Oren Harman obtained a D.Phil in the History of Science from Oxford University in 2001. He is the Chair of the Graduate Program in Science, Technology and Society at Bar Ilan University, the author of The Man Who Invented the Chromosome, a documentary film maker, and a frequent contributor to The New Republic. He lives in Tel Aviv.
"Uncommonly brilliant and deeply stimulating... almost
cinematically satisfying. Harman has a rare gift for bringing ideas
and thinkers to life"
*Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of the New Republic*
"I stayed up a good part of the night reading... fascinating! ...
Harman proves that the lives of some modern scientists are as
ecstatic, tormented and filled with strange visions as those of
medieval saints"
*Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind*
"A terrific book, at once scholarly and impossible to put down"
*Peter Godfrey-Smith, professor of philosophy at Harvard
University*
"Beautifully written, Harman's book does justice both to its
sensitive subject matter and to the life of a very special, complex
and ultimately tragic man."
*Waterstone's Books Quarterly*
"A masterfully told story that edifies while it engages, this book
is in the same class as Sylvia Nasar's A Beautiful Mind and could
be as popular."
*American Library Journal*
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