Saint Joan of New York: A Novel About God and String Theory

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By Mark Alpert ’82

Published Oct. 22, 2019

In Saint Joan of New York (Springer), Alpert ’82 details 17-year-old math genius Joan’s mind as she struggles between string theory and the disunified laws of physics in the wake of her sister’s death. However, Joan soon faces challenges between science and religion as she has visions of a divine being who seeks to help her understand the universe’s mathematical design.

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