"Alan Paige Lightman (born November 28, 1948) is an American physicist, writer, and social entrepreneur. He is a professor of humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the author of the international bestseller Einstein's Dreams. Einstein's Dreams has been adapted into dozens of independent theatrical productions and is one of the most widely used \"common books\" on college campuses."@en . . "Alan Lightman"@en . . "1948Z"^^ . . . "Lightman, Alan"@en . . . "1948-11-28Z"^^ . "Physicist, science writer, essayist, novelist" . .