Contributor
Goodman, Daniel (Daniel Lawrence) editor.
ImprintCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2019]
Descriptionxvi, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Note:The entrepreneurs -- Love of the unknown / Sandra Glucksmann -- A lab of my own / Ethan Perlstein -- A mathematical modeler / Beth Reid -- A long-standing interest / Christopher Loose -- Startup or large venture / Z. Jane Wang -- A company with values / Richard Lethin -- A bigger picture / Jennifer Park -- Personal connections and serendipity / Stephen Fantone -- Tangible products / Kathy Gisser -- From healthcare to robotics / Daniel Theobald -- Adapting and creating / Daniel Goodman -- My dream job / Wanda Austin -- From outsider to collaborator / David Galas -- Trouble-shooter and leader / Norman Augustine -- Leaning business by finding a market / Richard Post -- The academics -- The right environment / Jessica Seeliger -- The advantage of not fitting in / Stephon Alexander -- The long way round / Kathleen Fisher -- A flash of inspiration / Tamara Doering -- A change of direction / Michael O'Hanlon -- An unfair advantage / David Spergel -- Solving puzzles / Shirley Tilghman -- Communicating and computing / William Press -- Always experimenting / Richard Miles -- A mentor and a dream / Rainer Weiss -- The public servants -- Improving the situation / Jennifer Roberts -- Reclaiming my dream / Renee Horton -- Choosing a balanced life / Jami Valentine -- Flexibility and change / Deirdre Olynick -- Risks, leaps and a support network / Kimberly Budil -- Pioneering gender equality / Wendy Cieslak -- Disappointments and successes / Ellen Stofan -- Breaking barriers and leading teams / Ellen Pawlikowski -- Engineering a leader / Paul Nielsen -- Vision and teamwork / John Mather -- Quiet science and nuclear threats / Jay Davis -- Summary -- Life and career lessons : learning from lives, views and stories.
Note:Scientists offer personal accounts of the challenges, struggles, successes, U-turns, and satisfactions encountered in their careers in industry, academia, and government.
