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03002aam a22004098i 4500 001 8E1CDC6030FC11EEBC3B3D423BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230802011922 008 221121t20232023nyu 000 0aeng 010 $a 2022055632 020 $a 0593186796 020 $a 9780593186794 035 $a (OCoLC)1379751036 040 $a PSt/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d GO6 $d IMT $d BLP $d CHY $d JTH $d JIU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Nance, Sarafina. 245 10 $a Starstruck : $b a memoir of astrophysics and finding light in the dark / $c Sarafina El-Badry Nance. 264 1 $a [New York] : $b Dutton, Penguin Random House, $c [2023] 300 $a 325 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 505 0 $a Motions of celestial objects -- Our cosmic neighborhood -- Formation -- Exploration -- The emptiness of space -- Families of stars -- Exploding stars -- Black holes and things torn apart -- Composition of the universe -- Future of the universe -- Unbreakable things -- Birth of the universe -- Dreams. 520 $a "In a beautifully written, science-packed debut memoir, Egyptian-American astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance shares her personal story of resilience and liberation by grounding herself in her lifelong love of the stars. As a child, Sarafina El-Badry Nance spent nearly every evening with her father gazing up at the flickering stars and pondering what secrets the night sky held. She dreamt of becoming an astronomer from the age of five, but it wasn't long before she was told, both explicitly and implicitly, that girls just weren't cut out for math and science. In Starstruck, Sarafina captures the wonders of the universe and traces more earthbound obstacles--of misogyny and racism, abuse and intergenerational trauma, anxiety and self-doubt, cancer diagnoses and recovery--she faced along the way. The strategies and mindset Sarafina developed to thrive in a space that is, by design, not for women and especially not for women of color, are not only applicable to her career in astrophysics but directly carry over into other areas of life. Honest and empowering, Starstruck sits at the intersection of the study of our cosmos--itself constantly changing-and the messy and transformative experience of pursuing one's passion through life's inevitable challenges"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Nance, Sarafina. 650 0 $a Astrophysicists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women astronomers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Egyptian American women $v Biography. 650 0 $a Sexism in science $z United States. 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 941 $a 6 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305022600.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20240202021823.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20231214012918.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230906010117.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20230802013450.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20230802012854.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8E1CDC6030FC11EEBC3B3D423BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search