A Quantum Life

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An epic personal and scientific journey through a system stacked against him. Haunting and heroic -- Professor Sara Seager, author of THE SMALLEST LIGHTS IN THE UNIVERSE Hakeem Oluseyi's journey to adulthood is not only lyrical but immensely expansive and powerful. Moving across the American west and south, A Quantum Life encompasses with equal grace matters of particle physics and matters of a fractured family, challenges that are self-wrought and challenges inflicted by racism, triumphs over an academic landscape engineered against poor African-Americans and triumphs of the human heart -- Jeff Hobbs, New York Times bestselling author of THE SHORT AND TRAGIC LIFE OF ROBERT PEACE A physicist works with the statistical nature of the cosmos to predict the future - possible outcomes and unlikely ones. In A Quantum Life, you'll encounter one extraordinary turn of events after another, as the extraordinary chess player, puzzle solver, and occasional grifter, works his way from grinding poverty and deep despair to worldwide acclaim as a physicist. As you turn each page, you may not believe this outcome was possible. Read on -- Bill Nye, CEO of The Planetary Society A Black astrophysicist delivers a memoir that demonstrates the unstoppable strength of intelligence and the human spirit ... A sharp, relatable book about self-reinvention and a loving nod to anyone who has ever believed in the potential of another * Kirkus (Starred Review) * This illuminating and candid memoir ... is a testament to human fortitude ... Fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson will embrace this invigorating account of a life devoted to science * Booklist (Starred Review) * Inspiring. His story serves as a reminder that barriers can be broken regardless of one's background and that there is no one way to be a scientist * Science *