Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-06-30
Books mentioned on #105 – Robert Langer: Edison of Medicine
Robert Langer is a professor at MIT and one of the most cited researchers in history, specializing in biotechnology fields of drug delivery systems and tissue engineering. He has bridged theory and practice by being a key member and driving force in launching many successful biotech companies out of MIT.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A short history of nearly everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson is a popular science book that makes complex scientific discoveries and historical developments engaging and accessible to the general reader.
Discussed“and now let me leave you some words for Bill Bryson in his book a short history of nearly everything if this book has a lesson is that we're awfully lucky to be here and by we I mean every living thing to obtain any kind of life in this universe of ours appears to be quite an achievement as”
