Chasing The Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines And The Neutrino

A mixture of memoir and biography, Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino tells a deeply human story that appeals both to scientists and non-scientists. Although the book relates to the important discovery of neutrinos, it is more intimately about Fred Reines than the technical details of neutrino physics. Narrated in a fashion to interest and excite the reader, the science presented here is accessible to a broad audience. Coursing through Reines' life, his various challenges and encounters, the book reveals constants of his persona. Reines displayed a sustained consistency as a respected leader, admired by students and colleagues as a fount of big ideas and ambition. A continuing source of inspiration and motivation to others, his most basic consistency was his passion for science. The quest for knowledge about the wondrous universe is a profoundly human endeavor. Fred Reines' life and his unremitting scientific curiosity are emblematic of that truth.

Product details

• Authors: Leonard A Cole, Leonard A (Rutgers Univ Cole, Leonard A. Cole, Leonard A Cole, Leonard A Cole (Rutgers Univ Usa)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9789811231483
• ISBN: 978-981-1231-48-3
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Physics / Nuclear, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, Physics, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Biography: science, technology and medicine