Strange Beauty

"A dramatic and lucid biography of Gell-Mann, one of the true geniuses of the twentieth century." Daily Telegraph "Outstanding...enthralling." The Times "An everyday tale of scientific genius, of fiercely competitive boffins trying to publish before each other, of arrogant intelligence and dazzling science. As a primer for work in fundamental physics of the last half-century, it is a brilliant achievement: Johnson writes with assurance, lucidity and charm." Financial Times