This ordinary stardust : a scientist's path from grief to wonder / Alan Townsend.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Townsend, Alan R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Townsend, Alan R.

Townsend, Alan R--Family.

Spouses of cancer patients--United States--Biography.

Spouses of cancer patients.

Brain--Cancer--Patients--Family relationships.

Brain.

Religion and science.

Biogeochemistry.

Grief.

Religion and Science.

grief.

Families.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Religion and Science.

Grief.

Genre:

Autobiography.

autobiographies (literary works)

autobiographies (literary genre)

Biographies

Informational works.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

262 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Scientist's path from grief to wonder

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; Boston : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2024.

Summary:

"A decade ago, Dr. Alan Townsend's family received two unthinkable, catastrophic diagnoses: his 4-year-old daughter and his brilliant and vivacious wife developed unrelated, life-threatening forms of brain cancer. As he witnessed his young daughter fight during the courageous final months of her mother's life, Townsend--a lifelong scientist--was indelibly altered. He began to see scientific inquiry as more than a source of answers to a given problem, but also as a lifeboat: a lens on the world that could help him find peace with the painful realities he could not change. Through scientific wonder, he found ways to bring meaning to his darkest period. At a time when society's relationship with science is increasingly polarized while threats to human life on earth continue to rise, Townsend offers a balanced, moving perspective on the common ground between science and religion through the spiritual fulfillment he found in his work. Awash in Townsend's electrifying and breathtaking prose, This ordinary stardust offers hope that life can carry on "-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781538741184

1538741180

OCLC:

1396551698