A Quantum Life

MY UNLIKELY JOURNEY FROM THE STREET TO THE STARS

By HAKEEM OLUSEYI and JOSHUA HORWITZ

Abrief introduction about the book

A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars is the autobiography of astrophysicist and science communicator Hakeem Oluseyi, told as a journey from the author’s challenging youth to the beginning of his career as a scientist. The book is split into four sections, each documenting pivotal parts of his life, including vivid accounts of his early childhood in an unstable home and his struggles with racism and classism as a Black doctoral student at Stanford University. Oluseyi, born James Plummer Jr., draws readers in with his candid and personable writing style.

OTHER BOOKS TO READ DURING THIS SUMMER 2024 ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam. (This movie October Sky is inspired by this book).
2.  The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan. If you’ve ever taken some time to think about where the food in the grocery store came from and what life was like for the cow before it became the hamburger on your plate, you will enjoy this book.
3.  The Martian by Andy Weir. Mark Watney is an astronaut that gets stranded on Mars after his crew gets stuck in a Mars dust storm and think he is dead. He has to find a way to survive on Mars, which is virtually uninhabitable, before rescue teams can find a way to save him.
4.  Where the Forest Meets The Stars is a novel about an ornithologist grad student who is staying out in the country doing her research.