K.C. Cole, is an American science writer, author, radio commentator, and professor, she has authored how many nonfiction books, her memoir about her late mentor, Frank Oppenheimer, an American particle physicist, cattle rancher, professor of physics at the University of Colorado, and the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco?
Frank Oppenheimer Frank Friedman Oppenheimer (August 14, 1912 – February 3, 1985) was an American particle physicist, cattle rancher, professor of physics at the University of Colorado, and the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Margaret Murnane Margaret Mary Murnane (born 1959) is an Irish physicist. A professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder since 1999, her interests are in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, and nanoscience. Her work with lasers has earned her multiple awards including the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship award in 2000.