The Discovery of Subatomic Particles |
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| Author:
| Weinberg, Steven |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-82351-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $43.95 |
Book Description:
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An absorbing commentary on the discovery of the atom's constituents, this book provides a fascinating account of a sequence of key events in the physics of the twentieth century, leading to the discoveries of the electron, proton and neutron. It also provides an introduction to those fundamentals of classical physics that played crucial roles in these discoveries. Throughout the book, connections are shown between the historic discoveries of subatomic particles and work today at the...
More DescriptionAn absorbing commentary on the discovery of the atom's constituents, this book provides a fascinating account of a sequence of key events in the physics of the twentieth century, leading to the discoveries of the electron, proton and neutron. It also provides an introduction to those fundamentals of classical physics that played crucial roles in these discoveries. Throughout the book, connections are shown between the historic discoveries of subatomic particles and work today at the frontiers of physics, describing the discoveries of new elementary particles up to the present day.