National Book Award Finalist and MIT Professor Alan Lightman, Author of The Miraculous from the Material: Understanding the Wonders of Nature

International bestselling author Alan Lightman will join the library for a virtual discussion of his newest book The Miraculous from the Material: Understanding the Wonders of Nature. Nature is capable of extraordinary phenomena. Standing in awe of those phenomena, we experience a feeling of connection to the cosmos. The Miraculous from the Material is an illustrated exploration of the science behind the universe’s most stunning natural phenomena—from atoms and paramecium to rainbows, snowflakes, spider webs, the rings of Saturn, galaxies, and more. Publishers Weekly praises Lightman’s work saying, “readers will marvel at the eye-opening science.”