The Matter of Everything

A History of Discovery

von Suzie Sheehy

313 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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BLACKWELLS' BOTM | A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: NEW SCIENTIST * WATERSTONES * SUNDAY TIMES'A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously' PHILIP PULLMAN'A rich history of beautiful discoveries' ROBIN INCE'An all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had' BRIAN ENOHow did a piece of gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays? How do we know all that we know about the world today?It's not simply because we have the maths - it's because we have done the experiments.Accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy introduces us to the creative and curious people who, through a combination of genius, tenacity and luck, staged the groundbreaking experiments of the twentieth century. From the serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory, to the scientists trying to prove Einstein wrong (and inadvertently proving him right), The Matter of Everything takes us on a journey through the history of experiments that transformed our world.

• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Naturwissenschaften, allgemein Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
• ISBN: 9781526618993
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.07.2023
• Größe: 194 x 131 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK