MAP OF THE INVISIBLE, A - Hardcover

Butterworth, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1785150936 ISBN 13: 9781785150937

Publisher: William Heinemann, 2017

Synopsis

'A magnificent, compelling and insightful voyage to the frontier of knowledge from a great writer with a deep understanding.' Brian Cox What is the universe really made of? How do we know? Follow the map of the invisible to find out... Over the last sixty years, scientists around the world have worked together to explore the fundamental constituents of matter, and the forces that govern their behaviour. The result, so far, is the ‘Standard Model’ of elementary particles: a theoretical map of the basic building blocks of the universe. With the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012, the map as we know it was completed, but also extended into strange new territory. A Map of the Invisible is an explorer’s guide to the Standard Model and the extraordinary realms of particle physics. After shrinking us down to the size of a sub-atomic particle, pioneering physicist Jon Butterworth takes us on board his research vessel for a journey in search of atoms and quarks, electrons and neutrinos,

Edition details

• Publisher: William Heinemann
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785150936
• ISBN 13: 9781785150937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400