The material in this book ranges over many fields and disciplines, as
well as the work of many outstanding scientists. I would like to thank
the following individuals, who have graciously given their time for
lengthy interviews, consultations, and interesting, stimulating conversations:
Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate, Illinois Institute of Technology
Murray Gell-Mann, Nobel laureate, Santa Fe Institute and Cal Tech
The late Henry Kendall, Nobel laureate, MIT
Steven Weinberg, Nobel laureate, University of Texas at Austin
David Gross, Nobel laureate, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Frank Wilczek, Nobel laureate, MIT
Joseph Rotblat, Nobel laureate, St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Walter Gilbert, Nobel laureate, Harvard University
Gerald Edelman, Nobel laureate, Scripps Research Institute
Peter Doherty, Nobel laureate, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Jared Diamond, Pulitzer Prize winner, UCLA
Stan Lee, creator of Marvel Comics and Spiderman
Brian Greene, Columbia University, author of The Elegant Universe
Lisa Randall, Harvard University, author of Warped Passages
Lawrence Krauss, Case Western University, author of The Physics of
Star Trek
J. Richard Gott III, Princeton University, author of Time Travel in
Einstein's Universe
Alan Guth, physicist, MIT, author of The Inflationary Universe