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Austin Taylor

Biography

Austin Taylor

Austin Taylor graduated from Harvard University in 2021 with a joint degree in chemistry and English. NOTES ON INFINITY is inspired in part by her undergraduate studies, peers and lab work in Harvard’s chemistry department. She has also worked as a public speaking coach and in science policy. Austin is a private pilot, a registered Maine guide and a bassist. She grew up in central Maine, where she now lives and writes.

Austin Taylor

Books by Austin Taylor

Notes on Infinity
by Austin Taylor - Fiction, Women's Fiction

Zoe, the daughter of an MIT professor who grew up in her brother’s shadow, can envision her future anew at Harvard. Jack, a boy in Zoe’s organic chemistry class with unruly hair and a gleam of competitiveness, matches her intellect and curiosity with every breath. When Jack refers Zoe for a position in a prestigious professor’s lab, the two become entwined as colleagues, staying up late to discuss scientific ideas. They find themselves on the cusp of a breakthrough: the promise of immortality through a novel antiaging drug. Zoe and Jack set off on their new project in secret. Finding encouraging results, they bring their work to an investor, drop out of Harvard and form a startup. But after the money, the magazine covers and the national news stories detailing their success, Zoe and Jack receive a startling accusation that threatens to destroy both the company they built and their partnership.