Shortly after graduating from Princeton, Preston published First Light: The Search for the Edge of the Universe (1987), a non-fiction book about astronomers and the Hale telescope on Palomar Mountain. He wrote his dissertation on 19th century American narrative nonfiction writing. After his undergraduate work, Preston attended Princeton University where he earned a Ph.D. As an English major at Pomona, Preston was inspired intellectually and ultimately graduated summa cum laude. Not to be dissuaded, Preston contacted the Dean of the University on a weekly basis until he was finally accepted. Preston became determined to attend Pomona College in Southern California, despite having missed the application deadline by several months. Preston graduated from Wellesley High School in 1972 but was initially rejected from every college to which he applied. I read, at age ten, about astronomer Edwin Hubble’s discovery that the galaxies are moving away from one another, that the universe is expanding, and that it began with the Big Bang. He grew up in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and was drawn to books throughout his childhood, particularly scientific works. Richard Preston was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 5, 1954.
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