Quark Machines - How Europe Fought the Particle Physics War, Second Edition

List of contents

Glossary; Subnuclear liftoff; Exodus; The storm breaks; The grapes of wrath; All we want is the world's biggest machine! The quark in the box; Glued from the spot; Ideas in collision; Vacuum-packed physics; Physics from AA to z; Armageddon in Texas; Last in a line of rings; Financial give and take

Summary

Relating the story of the transatlantic struggle for subnuclear domination, this book covers the history, the politics, and the personalities of particle physics. It sheds light on the sovereignty issues of modern scientific research as well as the insights it has produced.

Product details

• Authors: G Fraser, Gordon Fraser
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138406353
• ISBN: 978-1-138-40635-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; SCIENCE / Physics / Atomic & Molecular, SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, Nuclear physics, Atomic & molecular physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics