Laura Garwin

Laura Justine Garwin (born 1957) is an American trumpeter and former science journalist. One of the first women to become a Rhodes Scholar, she is the former physical sciences editor of Nature, co-editor of the book A Century of Nature, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. After leaving her career in science to become a professional musician in London, she played with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and became principal trumpet of the Covent Garden Sinfonia and the St Paul's Sinfonia.