A Quantum LifeBy: Hakeem Oluseyi, Joshua Horwitz In this inspiring coming of age memoir, a world renowned astrophysicist emerges from an impoverished childhood and crime filled adolescence to ascend through the top ranks of research physics. Navigating poverty, violence, and instability, a young James Plummer had two guiding stars a genius IQ and a love of science. But a bookish nerd was a soft target in his community, where James faced years of bullying and abuse.