Music and astrophysics may sound like an odd combination, but bringing the two disciplines together was a natural progression for Dr. Fiorella Terenzi. While completing her doctorate in physics at the University of Milan, Terenzi was also studying musical composition, opera, and piano at the Milano conservatorio di Musica Verdi. In America doing research, Terenzi came up with a way to combine her two areas of expertise by creating music from the signals radio telescopes receive from space.

Terenzi currently has one album out, "Music From the Galaxies" (Island), and recently released her first CD Rom, "Invisible Universe" (Voyager). The CD Rom features information, images and videos about the universe, as well as Terenzi's music. Terenzi also appeared on Thomas Dolby's soundtrack to the "Gate To the Mind's Eye" video (Dolby returned the favor by reading poetry on "Invisible Universe.")

To order "Invisible Universe" directly from Voyager and receive a discount, visit their web site. Be sure to mention Chaos Control!