PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2007) Runner-up
Janna Levin
ジャンナ・レヴィン
Janna Levin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967 （Texas）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Texas → New York
Career
- Occupations
- Theoretical cosmologist, Professor of physics and astronomy, Author
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Affiliations
- Barnard College, Pioneer Works
- Memberships
- American Physical Society
- Influenced By
- Katherine Freese
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College | — | Astronomy and Physics | BA | 1984-1988 | United States |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | Theoretical Physics | PhD | 1988-1993 | United States |
Barnard College
Astronomy and Physics
Degree:
BA
Period:
1984-1988
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
United States
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Theoretical Physics
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1988-1993
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Thesis: MAD Gravity and the Early Universe
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Guggenheim Fellowship
2012
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space
2002 Popular scienceA popular science book exploring the finite nature of the universe.
Cosmic topology
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines
2006 NovelA novel about the lives of Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing.
MathematicsGeniusSuicide
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space
2016 Popular scienceThe history of LIGO and the discovery of gravitational waves.
Black holesGravitational waves
Black Hole Survival Guide
2020 Popular scienceA guide to surviving black holes.
Black holes
Bibliography
- How the Universe Got Its Spots (2002)
- A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines (2006)
- Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space (2016)
- Black Hole Survival Guide (2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic scientific explanationsEssayistic
- Recurring Motifs
- Shape of the universeBlack holesGravitational waves
Health
-
Car accident injuries高校時代Prevented official high school graduation due to hospitalization
Legacy
Known for research on cosmic topology, black holes, gravitational waves; popular science writer and novelist. Guggenheim Fellow.
In Popular Culture
- TED talk, Colbert Report appearance
Trivia
- Born to Yiddish-speaking Jewish parents in Texas
- Parent of two children (son b.2004, daughter b.2007)
- Partner Warren is a musician