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John Judis’s last book was beyond prescient. It explored the nativist and nationalistic forces on the right and the left and its long-term impact. Two months after it was published in September 2016, Donald J. Trump won the presidency.

Ashkin, 96, is the oldest person ever named a Nobel laureate in any category. His achievement allowed scientists to use pressure from light to manipulate tiny organisms without damaging them, “an old dream of science fiction.”