Physicist turned science writer, Gordon Fraser aims to convey difficult concepts without compromising the underlying science. After a first-class degree in physics and mathematics and while working towards his PhD in theoretical physics at London's Imperial College in the mid-1960s, he wrote short-story fiction as a hobby. By 1970, it was clear that he was not cut out for scientific research, and he spun together two very different strands of interest by becoming a reporter on a weekly UK newspaper for the computer industry. He later returned to science as an in-house editor at major laboratories. Working in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1980 - 2002 he was Editor of the CERN Courier, the monthly magazine of the international high energy physics community. He has been a visiting lecturer in Science Communication at several UK universities.

Fraser's well researched contribution provides a transparent description on the creation of the standard model that merits attention from physicists and historians alike. Cosmic Anger is highly recommended.

• 1. A turban in Stockholm ; 2. The tapestry of a sub-continent ; 3. Messiahs, Mahdis and Ahmadis ; 4. A mathematical childhood ; 5. From mathematics to physics ; 6. The men who knew infinities ; 7. Not so splendid isolation ; 8. 'Think of something better' ; 9. The arrogant theory ; 10. Uniting nations of science ; 11. Trieste ; 12. Electroweak ; 13. Quark Liberation Front ; 14. Demise ; 15. Prejudice and pride ; Bibliography

Physicist turned science writer, Gordon Fraser aims to convey difficult concepts without compromising the underlying science. After a first-class degree in physics and mathematics and while working towards his PhD in theoretical physics at London's Imperial College in the mid-1960s, he wrote short-story fiction as a hobby. By 1970, it was clear that he was not cut out for scientific research, and he spun together two very different strands of interest by becoming a reporter on a weekly UK newspaper for the computer industry. He later returned to science as an in-house editor at major laboratories. Working in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1980 - 2002 he was Editor of the CERN Courier, the monthly magazine of the international high energy physics community. He has been a visiting lecturer in Science Communication at several UK universities.

Fraser's well researched contribution provides a transparent description on the creation of the standard model that merits attention from physicists and historians alike. Cosmic Anger is highly recommended.

• 1. A turban in Stockholm ; 2. The tapestry of a sub-continent ; 3. Messiahs, Mahdis and Ahmadis ; 4. A mathematical childhood ; 5. From mathematics to physics ; 6. The men who knew infinities ; 7. Not so splendid isolation ; 8. 'Think of something better' ; 9. The arrogant theory ; 10. Uniting nations of science ; 11. Trieste ; 12. Electroweak ; 13. Quark Liberation Front ; 14. Demise ; 15. Prejudice and pride ; Bibliography

Physicist turned science writer, Gordon Fraser aims to convey difficult concepts without compromising the underlying science. After a first-class degree in physics and mathematics and while working towards his PhD in theoretical physics at London's Imperial College in the mid-1960s, he wrote short-story fiction as a hobby. By 1970, it was clear that he was not cut out for scientific research, and he spun together two very different strands of interest by becoming a reporter on a weekly UK newspaper for the computer industry. He later returned to science as an in-house editor at major laboratories. Working in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1980 - 2002 he was Editor of the CERN Courier, the monthly magazine of the international high energy physics community. He has been a visiting lecturer in Science Communication at several UK universities.

Fraser's well researched contribution provides a transparent description on the creation of the standard model that merits attention from physicists and historians alike. Cosmic Anger is highly recommended.

• 1. A turban in Stockholm ; 2. The tapestry of a sub-continent ; 3. Messiahs, Mahdis and Ahmadis ; 4. A mathematical childhood ; 5. From mathematics to physics ; 6. The men who knew infinities ; 7. Not so splendid isolation ; 8. 'Think of something better' ; 9. The arrogant theory ; 10. Uniting nations of science ; 11. Trieste ; 12. Electroweak ; 13. Quark Liberation Front ; 14. Demise ; 15. Prejudice and pride ; Bibliography