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Antimatter
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2018
174 kr
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Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding …
Particle Physics
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2023
135 kr
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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to …
Nothing
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2009
3,4 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
113 kr
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What is 'nothing'? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our …
Nuclear Physics
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2015
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
113 kr
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Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an account …
Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2004
92 kr
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In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle …
Trinity
The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2020
171 kr
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'Everything about this story is astounding' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times"Trinity" was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. Trinity is now also the extraordinary story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the …
Trinity
The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History
Av Frank Close
Ljudbok, 2019
210 kr
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Brought to you by Penguin. ''Trinity'' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb''s metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of …
Elusive
How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2023
155 kr
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The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of itIn the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which have come to change our understanding of the most fundamental building blocks of matter and …
Elusive
How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2022
125 kr
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The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of itIn the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which have come to change our understanding of the most fundamental building blocks of matter and …
Eclipses
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Av Frank Close
Häftad, 2019
124 kr
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"Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?" If the question caused you to search your memory, the correct answer would have been "no." A common response is: "Yes--I saw one, it was about 90% partial eclipse where I lived." A 90% partial eclipse is indeed a remarkable phenomenon, but true totality …
Eclipses
What Everyone Needs to Know®
Av Frank Close
Inbunden, 2019
505 kr
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"Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?" If the question caused you to search your memory, the correct answer would have been "no." A common response is: "Yes--I saw one, it was about 90% partial eclipse where I lived." A 90% partial eclipse is indeed a remarkable phenomenon, but true totality …
Eclipses
What Everyone Needs to KnowR
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2019
112 kr
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"Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?" If the question caused you to search your memory, the correct answer would have been "no." A common response is: "Yes--I saw one, it was about 90% partial eclipse where I lived." A 90% partial eclipse is indeed a remarkable phenomenon, but true totality …
Eclipses
What Everyone Needs to KnowR
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2019
112 kr
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"Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?" If the question caused you to search your memory, the correct answer would have been "no." A common response is: "Yes--I saw one, it was about 90% partial eclipse where I lived." A 90% partial eclipse is indeed a remarkable phenomenon, but true totality …
Nuclear Physics
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2015
92 kr
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Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson''s discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an …
Nuclear Physics
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2015
92 kr
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Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson''s discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very Short Introduction Frank Close gives an …
Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2004
92 kr
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In this compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe, Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino. Along the way he provides fascinating insights into how discoveries in particle …
Particle Odyssey
A Journey to the Heart of Matter
Av Christine Sutton, Michael Marten m. fl.
E-bok, 2002
108 kr
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During the 20th century, scientists discovered what the Universe is made of; as the 21st century begins, they are preparing experiments to find out how it came to be like this. This great adventure, which will involve a metaphorical journey back in time to within a billionth of a second of the Big …
Nothing
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2009
92 kr
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What is ''nothing''? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our …
Nothing
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2009
92 kr
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What is ''nothing''? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist? This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our …
Neutrino
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2010
86 kr
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What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us …
Neutrino
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2010
86 kr
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What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they?Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are formed in millions in the Sun and pass through us …
Infinity Puzzle
The personalities, politics, and extraordinary science behind the Higgs boson
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2011
110 kr
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We are living in a Golden Age of Physics. Forty or so years ago, three brilliant, yet little-known scientists - an American, a Dutchman, and an Englishman - made breakthroughs which later inspired the construction of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva: a 27 kilometre-long machine that cost …
Infinity Puzzle
The personalities, politics, and extraordinary science behind the Higgs boson
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2011
110 kr
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We are living in a Golden Age of Physics. Forty or so years ago, three brilliant, yet little-known scientists - an American, a Dutchman, and an Englishman - made breakthroughs which later inspired the construction of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva: a 27 kilometre-long machine that cost …
Particle Odyssey
A Journey to the Heart of Matter
Av Christine Sutton, Michael Marten m. fl.
E-bok, 2004
121 kr
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During the 20th century, scientists discovered what the Universe is made of; as the 21st century begins, they are preparing experiments to find out how it came to be like this. This great adventure, which will involve a metaphorical journey back in time to within a billionth of a second of the Big …
Eclipse -- Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2017
123 kr
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On 21 August 2017, over 100 million people will gather in a narrow belt across the USA to witness the most watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse - Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, written by the widely read popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of …
Eclipse -- Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2017
123 kr
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On 21 August 2017, over 100 million people will gather in a narrow belt across the USA to witness the most watched total solar eclipse in history. Eclipse - Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon, written by the widely read popular science author Frank Close, describes the spellbinding allure of …
Antimatter
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2018
86 kr
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Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding …
Antimatter
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2018
86 kr
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Antimatter explores a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those that make up the familiar matter we encounter everyday; where left becomes right, positive becomes negative; and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding …
Particle Physics
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2024
92 kr
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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to …
Particle Physics
A Very Short Introduction
Av Frank Close
E-bok, 2023
92 kr
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Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to …