Nothing: A Very Short Introduction

Close, Frank

ISBN 10: 0199225869 / ISBN 13: 9780199225866

Published by Oxford University Press, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nothing: A Very Short Introduction
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199225869
• ISBN 13: 9780199225866
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Eminent scientist Frank Close here takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, illuminating the story of how scientists have explored the void and the rich discoveries they have made there. Readers will find an enlightening history of the vacuum: how the efforts to make a better vacuum led to the discovery of the electron; the ideas of Newton, Mach, and Einstein on the nature of space and time; and the latest ideas that the vacuum is filled with the Higgs field.

About the Author

Frank Close, OBE, is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College and was formerly vice president of the British Association for Advancement of Science.