Atom (Icon Science)

Bizony''s insightful, compelling book chronicles our quest to understand the atom through the personalities of those who looked furthest into its abyss - a human drama wrought with frustration, love, guilt and genius.'' New ScientistFrom the space historian behind the award-winning Kubrick''s 2001: A Space Odyssey (Taschen)Part of the new Icon Science series: engaging, accessible introductions to many of the most groundbreaking moments in science history.

About the author

Piers Bizony is a science journalist and space historian who writes for magazines such as Focus and Wired, as well as the Independent. His award-winning book on Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was described as 'full of sparkling enthusiasm' by the New Scientist.

Jim Al-Khalili is a British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He has presented a number of science programmes on television including The Science of Doctor Who for BBC America and is a frequent presenter of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4.

Product details

• Authors: Jim Al-Khalili, Piers Bizony, Bizony Piers
• Assisted by: Jim Al-Khalili (Foreword), Al-Khalili Jim (Foreword)
• Publisher: Icon Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.05.2017
• EAN: 9781785782053
• ISBN: 978-1-78578-205-3
• Series: Icon Science; Icon Science
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; popular science, SCIENCE / History, Atoms, History of Science, Atomic & molecular physics, ANF:Popular Science, Atomic theory - History