Life on Other Planets - A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe

Informationen zum Autor Dr Aomawa Shields is an astronomer, astrobiologist and the Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. She was named a 2015 TED Fellow and is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and a NASA Habitable Worlds program grant, among others. She is the founder and director of Rising Stargirls, a program dedicated to encouraging girls of all colors and backgrounds to learn, explore, and discover the universe using theater, writing, and visual art. Klappentext A stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth Zusammenfassung A stunning and inspiring memoir charting a life as an astronomer, classically trained actor, mother, and Black woman in STEM, searching for life in the universe while building a meaningful life here on Earth

Product details

• Authors: AOMAWA SHIELDS, Aomawa Shields
• Publisher: Constable
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 04.07.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9781408715307
• ISBN: 978-1-4087-1530-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Astronomy: general, reference works; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Astronomy, space & time, Popular astronomy & space, Popular astronomy and space, Autobiography: science, technology and medicine, SCIENCE / Space Science / Astronomy