How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space

Cosmologist Janna Levin writes a series of letters to her mother about the shape and size of the universe. Levin explains her research into whether the universe is finite, along with topology, black holes and the work of mathematicians such as Kurt Gödel and Alan Turing. She mixes science with reflections on her life as a young scientist moving between countries. The book was published in 2002.