alan lightman
The Day Feynman Worked Out Black-Hole Radiation on My Blackboard
It's the idea Stephen Hawking would become famous for a year later.
When the Heavens Stopped Being Perfect
The advent of the telescope punctured our ideals about the nighttime sky.
It’s Personal: Five Scientists on the Heroes Who Changed Their Lives
Meet the inspiring people—none named Einstein—who helped these scientists find their calling.
My Own Personal Nothingness
From a childhood hallucination to the halls of theoretical physics.