Particle Physics: A Beginner's Guide

By Brian R. Martin

Book Overview

Gaining notoriety as the science behind the controversial experiments of the Large Hadron Collider, particle physics explores our most fundamental and mind-blowing problems: How did the Universe start? What are we made of? How small is the smallest thing? Without presuming any prior scientific knowledge, Brian R. Martin takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the field, from its beginnings in nuclear physics to the discovery of quarks to present-day research into string theory, the mystery of antimatter, and the search for the elusive God particle.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851687866
• ISBN13: 9781851687862
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"