The Neutrino Hunters: The Chase for the Ghost Particle and the Secrets of the Universe

One of the Best Physics Books of 2013, Cocktail Party Physics Blog, Scientific American

In this captivating saga of scientific discovery, Ray Jayawardhana reveals why the next decade of neutrino hunting will redefine how we think about physics, cosmology, and our lives on Earth.

“Neutrino Hunters paints a vivid portrait of this new astronomy for the twenty-first century and the fascinating scientists who put it into place.” —Marcia Bartusiak, author of The Day We Found the Universe

Ray Jayawardhana is a professor and the Canada Research Chair in Observational Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. Originally from Sri Lanka, he is a graduate of Yale and Harvard. He is the co-author of more than one hundred papers in scientific journals. His discoveries have made headlines worldwide, including in The Times, The Economist, Sydney Morning Herald, and BBC News, and have led to numerous accolades such as the Steacie Prize, the McLean Award, the Rutherford Medal, and the Radcliffe Felllowship. He is an award-winning writer whose articles have appeared in the New Scientist, Times Higher Education, and others. He is the author of Strange New Worlds.