Categories—On The Beauty Of Physics
''Categories: On the Beauty of Physics'' is a non-fiction science and art book edited, co-written, and published by American author Hilary Thayer Hamann in 2006. The book was conceived as a multidisciplinary educational tool that uses art and literature to broaden the reader's understanding of challenging material. Alan Lightman, author of ''Einstein's Dreams'', called ''Categories'' "A beautiful synthesis of science and art, pleasing to the mind and to the eye," and Dr. Helen Caldicott, founder and president of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute, said, "This wonderful book will provoke thought in lovers of science and art alike, and with knowledge comes the inspiration to preserve the beauty of life on Earth."Seffusati, Emiliano and Hilary Thayer Hamann (2006). ''Categories—On the Beauty of Physics''. Vernacular Press. . Author Hamann is co-writer, creative and editorial director of ''Categories—On the Beauty of Physics'' (2006), a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary edu ...
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Hilary Thayer Hamann
Hilary Thayer Hamann (born November 7, 1962, in New York City) is an American author. Her first novel, '' Anthropology of an American Girl'', is the story of a search for authenticity told in the first-person voice of teenaged protagonist Eveline Auerbach. The semi-autobiographical literary novel contains an examination of the social and cultural pressures that prevent individuals from living meaningfully.Ciuraru, Carmela"Book Review: ''Anthropology of an American Girl'' by Hilary Thayer Hamann" ''The Dallas Morning News'', Dallas, 13 June 2010. It was self-published in 2003,Taylor, Elizabeth"''Anthropology of an American Girl: A Novel'' by Hilary Thayer Hamann" ''Chicago Tribune'', Chicago, 21 May 2010. and then edited and re-released in 2010 by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House, both times to critical praise.''Publishers Weekly'' Staff"Fiction Reviews" ''Publishers Weekly'', New York, 1 March 2010. The novel has been compared to J.D. Salinger's ''The Catcher in the Rye''. ...
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