Anna Frebel is associate professor in the Department of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Twitter @annafrebel
A gripping account of astronomy and the thrill of scientific discovery. -Dave Pugl, Library Journal An excellent description of how a scientist approaches and works through a research project and how her cutting-edge project fits into the larger view of modern astronomy. -Choice The core of Frebel's book, and the source of its appeal, is the joy it conveys. -Brian Bethune, Maclean's A delight. -Matt Sutherland, Foreword Reviews Frebel's narrative provides a rich picture of the understandings astronomers have gleaned from studies of the elements in stars. -Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History