Finding Your Path — Unconventional Lessons from 36 Leading Scientists and Engineers

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By Daniel Goodman ’82

Published Nov. 8, 2019

Daniel Goodman’82  teams up with leading scientists and engineers to explore the harshness and difficulties of being a scientist. Finding Your Path (MIT Press) discusses everything from failures, to sudden changes of career, to moments of isolation, to sexism, and more. This is a must-read primer for anyone in or considering a STEM career

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