The Neutrino: Ghost Particle Of The Atom
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
At the very edge of human perception lies a particle so elusive, so ghostly in its passage through matter, that it took decades of brilliant scientific detective work to prove its existence — Isaac Asimov's The Neutrino: Ghost Particle of the Atom chronicles the remarkable story of one of physics' most baffling and revolutionary discoveries. With characteristic clarity and wit, Asimov guides the reader through the labyrinthine world of subatomic physics, tracing the neutrino from its theoretical conception by Wolfgang Pauli in the 1930s to its eventual experimental detection, unpacking the profound implications this tiny, near-massless particle holds for our understanding of the universe. Asimov, one of the twentieth century's most gifted science communicators, transforms what could be an impenetrably technical subject into a compelling and accessible narrative, illustrating the interplay between bold theoretical thinking and painstaking experimental proof. His prose carries both the excitement of discovery and the rigour of a trained scientist, making The Neutrino an enduring testament to the power of human curiosity. Published by Dennis Dobson of London as part of Asimov's celebrated series of non-fiction works, this volume stands alongside Life and Energy and The Universe as essential reading for anyone who has ever gazed at the night sky and wondered what, beneath it all, the universe is truly made of.
Author: Isaac Asimov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Dennis Dobson
Genre: Physics
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: price clipped dj.
At the very edge of human perception lies a particle so elusive, so ghostly in its passage through matter, that it took decades of brilliant scientific detective work to prove its existence — Isaac Asimov's The Neutrino: Ghost Particle of the Atom chronicles the remarkable story of one of physics' most baffling and revolutionary discoveries. With characteristic clarity and wit, Asimov guides the reader through the labyrinthine world of subatomic physics, tracing the neutrino from its theoretical conception by Wolfgang Pauli in the 1930s to its eventual experimental detection, unpacking the profound implications this tiny, near-massless particle holds for our understanding of the universe. Asimov, one of the twentieth century's most gifted science communicators, transforms what could be an impenetrably technical subject into a compelling and accessible narrative, illustrating the interplay between bold theoretical thinking and painstaking experimental proof. His prose carries both the excitement of discovery and the rigour of a trained scientist, making The Neutrino an enduring testament to the power of human curiosity. Published by Dennis Dobson of London as part of Asimov's celebrated series of non-fiction works, this volume stands alongside Life and Energy and The Universe as essential reading for anyone who has ever gazed at the night sky and wondered what, beneath it all, the universe is truly made of.