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The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey Into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred - Hardcover

by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Chanda Prescod-WeinsteinPublish date:2021-03-09Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bold Type BooksISBN-13:9781541724709ISBN-10:1541724704UPC:9781541724709Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Physics, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Astrophysics, AmericanSize:9.40 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCMGFEAXR1

From a star theoretical physicist, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos--and a call for a more liberatory practice of science.

Winner of the 2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Science & Technology
Winner of the 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science
Winner of the 2022 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award
A Finalist for the 2022 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
A Smithsonian Magazine Best Science Book of 2021
A Symmetry Magazine Top 10 Physics Book of 2021
An Entropy Magazine Best Nonfiction Book of 2020-2021
A Publishers Weekly Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021
A Booklist Top 10 Sci-Tech Book of the Year

In The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein shares her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter--along with a perspective informed by history, politics, and the wisdom of Star Trek.

One of the leading physicists of her generation, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is also one of fewer than one hundred Black American women to earn a PhD from a department of physics. Her vision of the cosmos is vibrant, buoyantly nontraditional, and grounded in Black and queer feminist lineages.

Dr. Prescod-Weinstein urges us to recognize how science, like most fields, is rife with racism, misogyny, and other forms of oppression. She lays out a bold new approach to science and society, beginning with the belief that we all have a fundamental right to know and love the night sky. The Disordered Cosmos dreams into existence a world that allows everyone to experience and understand the wonders of the universe.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bold Type BooksISBN-13:9781541724709ISBN-10:1541724704UPC:9781541724709Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Physics, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Astrophysics, AmericanSize:9.40 x 6.30 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCMGFEAXR1
Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty in women's and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire. She is also a columnist for New Scientist and Physics World. Her research in theoretical physics focuses on cosmology, neutron stars, and dark matter. She also does research in Black feminist science, technology, and society studies. Nature recognized her as one of 10 people who shaped science in 2020, and Essence has recognized her as one of "15 Black Women Who Are Paving the Way in STEM and Breaking Barriers." A cofounder of Particles for Justice, she received the 2017 LGBT+ Physicists Acknowledgement of Excellence Award for her contributions to improving conditions for marginalized people in physics and the 2021 American Physical Society Edward A. Bouchet Award for her contributions to particle cosmology. Originally from East L.A., she divides her time between the New Hampshire Seacoast and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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