ALAN LIGHTMAN is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. He is a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT.
"Elegantly provocative. . . . Fine and deeply thoughtful fiction."—Los Angeles Times"Supple. . . . Engaging. . . . A substantial achievement."—The New York Times Book Review“Fascinating. . . . Brilliant. . . . Explores the liminal state between knowledge and belief.”—The Washington Post Book World “Powerful. . . . Looks at the spirit that moves us.”—Boston Globe
"Elegantly provocative. . . . Fine and deeply thoughtful fiction."-Los Angeles Times"Supple. . . . Engaging. . . . A substantial achievement."-The New York Times Book Review"Fascinating. . . . Brilliant. . . . Explores the liminal state between knowledge and belief."-The Washington Post Book World "Powerful. . . . Looks at the spirit that moves us."-Boston Globe
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