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Book SynopsisLisa Randall is an American theoretical physicist and the Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. She has received numerous awards and honors and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics. She is the author of several acclaimed books on physics.
Trade ReviewA
bold intellectual synthesis from one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, blending cosmology, astronomy, particle physics and the history of life on Earth to suggest the existence of an entirely new force of nature. This book certainly
ventures into the unknown, but that's where great physicists like to be. -- Professor Brian Cox
Fascinating…
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs is a sign that readers of popular science have finally grown up… A very grown-up quest… Randall’s writing is as laid back and unfussy as ever. If you appreciated her clear, straightforward style in
Warped Passages and
Knocking on Heaven’s Door,
you won’t be disappointed by
Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs. -- Michael Brooks * New Scientist *
Weird and wonderful new book. -- Michael Hanlon * The Sunday Times *
Splendid book. -- Clive Cookson * Financial Times *
Only Lisa Randall can take us on such
a thrilling scientific journey—from dinosaurs to DNA to comets to dark matter and to the past and future of our species. Randall’s research is so thorough, the story so powerful, and her storytelling so compelling that
I could not put this book down. -- Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies
