The Matter of Everything - Suzie Sheehy

The Matter of Everything

A History of Discovery

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
336 Seiten
2023
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-1-5266-1899-3 (ISBN)
14,30 inkl. MwSt
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'A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously’ PHILIP PULLMAN
'A rich history of beautiful discoveries' ROBIN INCE
'An all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had’ BRIAN ENO

How did a piece of gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays? How do we know all that we know about the world today?

It’s not simply because we have the maths – it’s because we have done the experiments.

Accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy introduces us to the creative and curious people who, through a combination of genius, tenacity and luck, staged the groundbreaking experiments of the twentieth century. From the serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory, to the scientists trying to prove Einstein wrong (and inadvertently proving him right), The Matter of Everything takes us on a journey through the history of experiments that transformed our world.

Dr Suzie Sheehy is a physicist, academic and science communicator who divides her time between her research groups at the University of Oxford (where she is a Royal Society University Research Fellow) and the University of Melbourne (where she is Senior Lecturer). Her research focuses on developing new particle accelerators for future applications in areas such as medicine and energy.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
ISBN-10 1-5266-1899-0 / 1526618990
ISBN-13 978-1-5266-1899-3 / 9781526618993
Zustand Neuware
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