Dr. Alan Lightman

At the Crossroads of Art and Science.
February 21, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
Phelps Stokes

Both a distinguished physicist and an accomplished novelist, MIT Professor Alan Lightman has made fundamental contributions to the theory of astrophysical processes. In addition to research and publication in physics, astrophysics, astronomy, science education, and the philosophy of science, he has written novels about scientific discoveries and their discoverers, including his international best-seller, Einstein’s Dreams. Berea College Science Lecture.