Stories by Neal Lane and Michael Riordan

Neal Lane is University Professor emeritus at Rice University and a Senior Fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy there. He has served as Director of the National Science Foundation and science adviser to President Bill Clinton. Michael Riordan is the author of the book "The Hunting of the Quark" and coauthor of "Crystal Fire" and "Tunnel Visions." He has taught the history of physics and technology at Stanford University and the University of California, Santa Cruz.