The Resource The disordered cosmos : a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
The disordered cosmos : a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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- Summary
- "Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is one of the leading physicists of her generation, at work on the origins of spacetime at the intersection of particle physics and astrophysics. She is also one of the fewer than one hundred Black women to earn a PhD in physics. In The Disordered Cosmos, Prescod-Weinstein shares with readers her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter - all with a new spin and rhythm informed by pop culture, hip hop, politics, and Star Trek. Prescod-Weinstein's vision of the cosmos is vibrant, inclusive and buoyantly non-traditional. As she makes clear, what we know about the universe won't be complete until we learn to think beyond the limitations of white-dominated science. Science, like most fields, is set up for men to succeed, and is rife with racism, sexism, and shortsightedness as a result. But as Prescod-Weinstein makes brilliantly clear, we all have a right to know the night sky. By welcoming the insights of those who have been left out for too long, we expand our understanding of the universe and our place in it. The Disordered Cosmos is a vision for a world without prejudice that allows everyone to view the wonders of the universe through the same starry eyes"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 318 pages
- Contents
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- In the beginning: a bedtime story
- Phase 1: Just physics. I [heart] quarks ; Dark matter isn't dark ; Spacetime isn't straight ; The biggest picture there is
- Phase 2: Physics and the chosen few. The physics of melanin ; Black people are luminous matter ; Who is a scientist?
- Phase 3: The trouble with physicists. Let astro/physics be the dream it used to be ; The anti-patriarchy agender ; Wages for scientific housework ; Rape is part of this scientific story
- Phase 4: All our galactic relations. The point of science: lessons from the mauna ; Cosmological dreams under totalitarianism ; Black feminist physics at the end of the world ; Dear mama, this is what my freedom dream looks like
- Isbn
- 9781541724709
- Label
- The disordered cosmos : a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred
- Title
- The disordered cosmos
- Title remainder
- a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred
- Statement of responsibility
- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is one of the leading physicists of her generation, at work on the origins of spacetime at the intersection of particle physics and astrophysics. She is also one of the fewer than one hundred Black women to earn a PhD in physics. In The Disordered Cosmos, Prescod-Weinstein shares with readers her love for physics, from the Standard Model of Particle Physics and what lies beyond it, to the physics of melanin in skin, to the latest theories of dark matter - all with a new spin and rhythm informed by pop culture, hip hop, politics, and Star Trek. Prescod-Weinstein's vision of the cosmos is vibrant, inclusive and buoyantly non-traditional. As she makes clear, what we know about the universe won't be complete until we learn to think beyond the limitations of white-dominated science. Science, like most fields, is set up for men to succeed, and is rife with racism, sexism, and shortsightedness as a result. But as Prescod-Weinstein makes brilliantly clear, we all have a right to know the night sky. By welcoming the insights of those who have been left out for too long, we expand our understanding of the universe and our place in it. The Disordered Cosmos is a vision for a world without prejudice that allows everyone to view the wonders of the universe through the same starry eyes"--
- Award
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology, 2021.
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- Provided by publisher
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- 10944920
- Cataloging source
- DLC
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- Prescod-Weinstein, Chanda
- Dewey number
-
- 523.01
- 539.721
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
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- QB461.5
- QC793.2
- LC item number
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- .P735 2021
- .P735 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Particles (Nuclear physics)
- Astrophysics
- Cosmology
- African Americans
- Feminist theory
- Science
- Target audience
- adult
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- a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred
- Label
- The disordered cosmos : a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index
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- Contents
- In the beginning: a bedtime story -- Phase 1: Just physics. I [heart] quarks ; Dark matter isn't dark ; Spacetime isn't straight ; The biggest picture there is -- Phase 2: Physics and the chosen few. The physics of melanin ; Black people are luminous matter ; Who is a scientist? -- Phase 3: The trouble with physicists. Let astro/physics be the dream it used to be ; The anti-patriarchy agender ; Wages for scientific housework ; Rape is part of this scientific story -- Phase 4: All our galactic relations. The point of science: lessons from the mauna ; Cosmological dreams under totalitarianism ; Black feminist physics at the end of the world ; Dear mama, this is what my freedom dream looks like
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541724709
- Lccn
- 2020040651
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other control number
- 40030445193
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- on1164503847
- (OCoLC)1164503847
- Label
- The disordered cosmos : a journey into dark matter, spacetime, and dreams deferred, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the beginning: a bedtime story -- Phase 1: Just physics. I [heart] quarks ; Dark matter isn't dark ; Spacetime isn't straight ; The biggest picture there is -- Phase 2: Physics and the chosen few. The physics of melanin ; Black people are luminous matter ; Who is a scientist? -- Phase 3: The trouble with physicists. Let astro/physics be the dream it used to be ; The anti-patriarchy agender ; Wages for scientific housework ; Rape is part of this scientific story -- Phase 4: All our galactic relations. The point of science: lessons from the mauna ; Cosmological dreams under totalitarianism ; Black feminist physics at the end of the world ; Dear mama, this is what my freedom dream looks like
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 318 pages
- Isbn
- 9781541724709
- Lccn
- 2020040651
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40030445193
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- on1164503847
- (OCoLC)1164503847
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