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Life on Other Planets - A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe (Hardcover)
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Life on Other Planets - A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe (Hardcover)
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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 As a kid, Aomawa Shields was always bumping into
things, her neck craned up at the sky, dreaming of becoming an
astronaut. A year into an astrophysics PhD program, plagued by
self-doubt and discouraged by a white male professor who suggested
that she-a young Black woman who also loved fashion, makeup, and
the arts-didn't belong, she left astronomy and pursued acting
professionally for a decade, before a day job working for NASA's
Spitzer Space Telescope drew her back to the stars. She was the
oldest and the only Black student in her PhD cohort. This time, no
professor, and no voice in her own head, would stop her. Now an
astronomer and astrobiologist at the top of her field, Dr. Shields
studies the universe outside our Solar System, researching and
uncovering the planets circling distant stars with just the right
conditions that could support life-while also using her theater
education to communicate the wonder and magic of the universe with
those of us here on Earth. But it's been a journey as winding and
complex as the physics she has mastered. Life on Other Planets is a
journey of discovery on this world and on others, a story of
creating a life that makes space for joy, love, and wonder while
being driven by one of our biggest questions: Is anybody else out
there? It is about the possibility of living between multiple
worlds and not choosing-but instead charting a new path entirely.
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Imprint: |
Viking
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2023 |
Authors: |
Aomawa Shields
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
352 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-593-29918-0 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-593-29918-3 |
Barcode: |
9780593299180 |
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