About
My biography of the Italian physicist Enrico Fermi, "The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age" was published in December 2017 by Basic Books. I have published previously with the Brookings Institution on a range of foreign policy and defense policy issues. I have also been a diplomat, an investment banker, and an executive search professional focusing on the financial services industry. I have a PhD from MIT (1980) and a BA from Stanford (1976), both in political science. I live in New York City with my wife of 14 years, Susan.
Featured Work
The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age
In 1942, a team at the University of Chicago achieved what no one had before: a nuclear chain reaction. At the forefront of this breakthrough stood Enrico Fermi. Straddling the ages of classical physics and quantum mechanics, equally at ease with theory and experiment, Fermi truly was the last man who knew everything--at least about physics. But he was also a complex figure who was a part of both the Italian Fascist Party and the Manhattan Project, and a less-than-ideal father and husband who nevertheless remained one of history's greatest mentors. Based on new archival material and exclusive interviews, The Last Man Who Knew Everything lays bare the enigmatic life of a colossus of twentieth century physics.
Other Works
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Ballistic Missile Defense
1984
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NATO's Nuclear Dilemmas
1983
