Beamtimes and Lifetimes
The World of High Energy Physicists
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1992
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-06348-8 (ISBN)
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-06348-8 (ISBN)
Particle physicists constitute a community of sophisticated mythmakers—explicators of the nature of matter who forever alter our views of space and time. But who are these people? What is their world really like? Traweek, a bold observer of culture, opens the door to this unusual domain and offers us a glimpse into the inner sanctum.
The unique breed of particle physicists constitutes a community of sophisticated mythmakers—explicators of the nature of matter who forever alter our views of space and time. But who are these people? What is their world really like? Sharon Traweek, a bold and original observer of culture, opens the door to this unusual domain and offers us a glimpse into the inner sanctum.
The unique breed of particle physicists constitutes a community of sophisticated mythmakers—explicators of the nature of matter who forever alter our views of space and time. But who are these people? What is their world really like? Sharon Traweek, a bold and original observer of culture, opens the door to this unusual domain and offers us a glimpse into the inner sanctum.
Sharon Traweek is Professor of Anthropology at Rice University.
Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: An Anthropologist Studies Physicists Touring the Site: Powerful Places in the Laboratory Inventing Machines That Discover Nature: Detectors at SLAC and KEK Pilgrim's Progress: Male Tales Told During a Life in Physics Ground States: Distinctions and the Ties That Bind Buying Time and Taking Space: Negotiations, Collaboration, and Change Epilogue: Knowledge and Passion Notes Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.3.1992 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Cambridge, Mass |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 295 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-674-06348-1 / 0674063481 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-674-06348-8 / 9780674063488 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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