The Discovery Of Subatomic Particles (Scientific American Library Series)

Weinberg, Steven

ISBN 10: 0716714884 / ISBN 13: 9780716714880

Published by U.S.A.: Scientific American Books - W. H. Freeman & Co., 1983

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VG/VG. First edition, third printing. Signed by author on title page (signature only). 206 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Discovery Of Subatomic Particles (Scientific American Library Series)
• Publisher: U.S.A.: Scientific American Books - W. H. Freeman & Co.
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716714884
• ISBN 13: 9780716714880
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • List No. 1 - American Literaure

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Synopsis

This commentary on the discovery of the atom's constituents provides an historical account of key events in the physics of the twentieth century that led to the discoveries of the electron, proton and neutron. Steven Weinberg introduces the fundamentals of classical physics that played crucial roles in these discoveries. Connections are shown throughout the book between the historic discoveries of subatomic particles and contemporary research at the frontiers of physics, including the most current discoveries of new elementary particles. Steven Weinberg was Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard before moving to The University of Texas at Austin, where he founded its Theory Group. At Texas he holds the Josey Regental Chair of Science and is a member of the Physics and Astronomy Departments. His research has spanned a broad range of topics in quantum field theory, elementary particle physics, and cosmology, and has been honored with numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physics

Book Description

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 frontiers of physics, describing the discoveries of new elementary particles up to the present day.