Bibliograph

A quantum life, my unlikely journey from the street to the stars, Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz

Type

Label

A quantum life, my unlikely journey from the street to the stars, Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Intended audience

970L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 12 up, Delacorte Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A quantum life

Oclc number

1381679446

Responsibility statement

Hakeem Oluseyi and Joshua Horwitz

Sub title

my unlikely journey from the street to the stars

Summary

In this young adult adaptation of his book, Oluseyi (born James Plummer) tells how he faced years of bullying and abuse, and adopted the persona of "gangsta nerd," dealing weed in juke joints while winning state science fairs with computer programs that model Einstein's theory of relativity. The promise of a bright future in the physics PhD program at Stanford University was dulled by a dangerous crack cocaine habit he developed in college and the entrenched racism and classism of the scientific establishment, before he finally seized his dream of a life in astrophysics. Here Oluseyi shares his quest across an ever-expanding universe filled with entanglement and choice. -- adapted from adult edition

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Quantum life, adapted for young adultsMy unlikely journey from the street to the stars

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