Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos - Hardcover

Asimov, Isaac

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525249907 ISBN 13: 9780525249900

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1991

Synopsis

Looks at the history of atomic and subatomic research from the ancient Greeks to modern particle physics

About this title

About the Author:

Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist, he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor, and won numerous awards for his work.

From Publishers Weekly:

It takes our best science writers, plus readers current with the whimsical new language of particle physics, to keep up with the leapfrog pace of theory and observation today. Fortunately, Asimov does his part in this report on recent theoretical physics developments that includes just enough history to add human dimension to the latest discussions of the nature of matter. Missing here are the characteristic Asimov metaphors and asides, suggesting that, while juggling so many pure concepts at once, he chooses not to distract his readers. No matter, they will welcome this straightforward guide to the Alice-like world of down-quarks, muons, leptons and other subatomic particles--most of which are believed to exist but have not yet been seen. When information does start coming in from the supercollider, this will be a worthy book to have at hand.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0525249907
• ISBN 13: 9780525249900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 319