Howard Alan Smith

Howard Alan Smith

Howard Alan Smith, PhD., is a senior astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and is the former chair of the astronomy department at Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. A well-known research scientist with several hundred scholarly publications, he served as a visiting astronomer at NASA headquarters.

Active in public education, he has been recognized by Harvard for excellence in teaching. He is a traditional, observant Jew, and has lectured on cosmology and Kabbalah for over twenty years.

He is the suthor of the book "Let there be Light: Modern Cosmology and Kabbalah, A New Conversation Between Science and Religion" (New World Library: 2006, ISBN 1577315480).

"Let There Be Light"

Accessible yet based on the most current scientific research, this book investigates the parallels between the Big Bang theory and biblical images of creation as developed in Kabbalah. Along the way, it explores modern quantum mechanics, relativity, dark matter, and cosmic acceleration.

External links

* [http://www.lettherebelightbook.com Author's Webpage]


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