Brandon R. Brown es un profesor de física cuyo trabajo une la biofísica y la comunicación científica. Su formación doctoral se centró en la superconductividad, seguida de investigación postdoctoral en comunicación científica. Su investigación biofísica sobre el sentido eléctrico de los tiburones, destacada por NPR y la BBC, demuestra su habilidad para traducir la indagación científica compleja en narrativas atractivas para el público general.
Focusing on the lives of NASA engineers during the space race, this narrative explores their intense dedication and challenges leading to the Moon landings. Through new interviews and a backdrop of the 1960s, it highlights the personal experiences of key figures as they navigate tight deadlines and complex problems. Ultimately, the surviving engineers ponder their achievements and the lessons learned from their groundbreaking work in space exploration.
In Planck: Driven by Vision, Broken by War, Brandon R. Brown interweaves the voices and writings of Planck, his family, and his contemporaries-with many passages appearing in English for the first time-to create a portrait of a groundbreaking physicist working in the midst of war.