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Engineer, inventor, and science administrator. Headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. Emphasized the importance of scientific research to national security and economic well-being.
Physician, biologist, and author. Best known for his book "The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer" which won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 2011. Also acclaimed for his book "The Gene: An Intimate History".
Science writer at The Atlantic. Many words; some awards. Author of I Contain Multitudes (2016). Married to Liz Neeley. Parent to Typo http://edyong.me (he/him)
Theoretical physicist, mathematician, screenwriter, and author. Known for his work on the large N expansion in physics and the quantum theory of light inside dielectrics.