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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: G FraserPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: CRC Press Edition: 2nd edition Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138406353ISBN 10: 113840635 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 27 July 2017 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsFraser gives us an impressionist picture of some of the key people, ideas, and tools that contributed to the Standard Model with bright splotches of colour spread over a broad range of space and time on the backdrop of the major historical events of this century. -History of Physics Newsletter ... a careful and fascinating account of particle physics in the 20th Century. -Christine Sutton, New Scientist An account worth having for its record of how the struggle for dominance in fundamental physics looked from the European side. This is a story which includes many of the great moments of 20th-century science. -The Financial Times Fraser presents the history of particle physics from a refreshingly new perspective-that of the machine builders. -Michael Riordan, CERN Courier Fraser shows unusual skill in finding vivid analogies that capture physical pictures without distorting them. In many ways this book complements Abraham Pais' 'Inward Bound.' -Gary Feldman, Physics World """Fraser gives us an impressionist picture of some of the key people, ideas, and tools that contributed to the Standard Model with bright splotches of colour spread over a broad range of space and time on the backdrop of the major historical events of this century."" -History of Physics Newsletter ""… a careful and fascinating account of particle physics in the 20th Century."" -Christine Sutton, New Scientist ""An account worth having for its record of how the struggle for dominance in fundamental physics looked from the European side. This is a story which includes many of the great moments of 20th-century science."" -The Financial Times ""Fraser presents the history of particle physics from a refreshingly new perspective-that of the machine builders."" -Michael Riordan, CERN Courier ""Fraser shows unusual skill in finding vivid analogies that capture physical pictures without distorting them. In many ways this book complements Abraham Pais' 'Inward Bound.'"" -Gary Feldman, Physics World" Fraser gives us an impressionist picture of some of the key people, ideas, and tools that contributed to the Standard Model with bright splotches of colour spread over a broad range of space and time on the backdrop of the major historical events of this century. -History of Physics Newsletter ... a careful and fascinating account of particle physics in the 20th Century. -Christine Sutton, New Scientist An account worth having for its record of how the struggle for dominance in fundamental physics looked from the European side. This is a story which includes many of the great moments of 20th-century science. -The Financial Times Fraser presents the history of particle physics from a refreshingly new perspective-that of the machine builders. -Michael Riordan, CERN Courier Fraser shows unusual skill in finding vivid analogies that capture physical pictures without distorting them. In many ways this book complements Abraham Pais' 'Inward Bound.' -Gary Feldman, Physics World Author InformationG Fraser Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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