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- 9780525658757
- Book Title
- Matter of Everything : How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Science
- Topic
- Experiments & Projects, History, Physics / General
- Item Width
- 6.5 in
- Item Weight
- 19.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 320 Pages
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A surprising, fascinating journey through the experiments that not only unlocked the nature of matter and shaped our understanding of the cosmos but also forever changed the way we live within it "A book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn't come across before: that of the experimenter. A splendid idea, vividly carried out." -Philip Pullman, best-selling author of His Dark Materials Physics has always sought to deepen our understanding of the nature of matter and the world around us. But how do you conduct experiments with the fundamental building blocks of existence? How do you manipulate a particle a trillion times smaller than a grain of sand? How do you cause a proton to sail around a twenty-seven-kilometer-long loop 11,000 times per second? And, crucially, why is all this important? In The Matter of Everything , accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy introduces us to the people who, through a combination of genius, persistence and luck, staged the experiments that changed the course of history. From the serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory to the scientists trying to prove Einstein wrong (and inadvertently proving him right) to the race to split open the atom, these brilliant experiments led to some of the most significant breakthroughs in science and fundamentally changed our lives. They have helped us detect the flow of lava deep inside volcanoes, develop life-saving medical techniques like diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy, and create radio, TV, microwaves, smartphones--even the World Wide Web itself--among countless other advancements. Along the way, Sheehy pulls back the curtain to reveal how physics is really done--not only by theorists with equation-filled blackboards but also by experimentalists with hand-blown glass, hot air balloons and cathedral-sized electronics. Celebrating human ingenuity, creativity and above all curiosity, The Matter of Everything is an inspiring story of discovery and a powerful reminder that progress is a function of our desire to know.
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525658750
ISBN-13
9780525658757
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6057259867
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Book Title
Matter of Everything : How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Experiments & Projects, History, Physics / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Qc793.16.S54 2023
Reviews
A Best Book of the Year: New Scientist , The Sunday Times (UK) "Physicist [Suzie] Sheehy debuts with a terrific history of experiments that have changed the course of science. In a fast-paced and accessible narrative, Sheehy keenly demonstrates how 'our view of the smallest constituents in nature has changed rapidly throughout the last 120 years.' . . . Along the way come fascinating profiles of scientists, including several women who have been omitted from history. . . . With punchy writing and vivid historical details, Sheehy brilliantly captures the curiosity that fuels science, the frustration of 'false starts and failures,' and the thrill of finding answers that are bound to raise more questions. This is pop science at its best." -- Publishers Weekly [starred review] "This is a book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn't come across before: that of the experimenter. Someone first thought of the cloud chamber, or the cyclotron, or the MRI scanner, and that person (or that team) had to build one: you couldn't buy one off the shelf. The actual sequence of experiments, and failures, and more experiments, and success, is a fascinating one, especially for any readers excited, as I am, by the thought of making things. A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously." - Philip Pullman, best-selling author of His Dark Materials "This fascinating and highly readable book captures the radical excitement of experimental science as it's being made. It's an all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had." - Brian Eno "Kicking off with the discovery of X-rays towards the end of the nineteenth century to the massive colliders scientists dream of building today, The Matter of Everything is an impassioned, elegant history of particle physics and its applications. Dr. Sheehy adroitly brings together a glittering cast of characters -- from the famous giants of the field to the unjustly overlooked scientists whose shoulders they stood on -- to tell the story of the most fundamental of all sciences." - Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man From the Future " The Matter of Everything is a magical tour of the great experiments defining the most incredible century in physics, which saw exploring the cutting edge of science move from tabletop curiosities to literally the world's largest machines. Sheehy seamlessly weaves the science and history with why this matters to all of us: as she expertly illustrates, our quest to understand the tiniest of particles has had an enormous impact on technology, health and society, reaching far beyond the lab." - Andrew Steele, author of Ageless "This is story-telling at its very best and why I fell in love with physics. Sheehy's attention to detail shines through every story and yet there's a lightness of touch in the way she highlights the passion, drive, ingenuity and, ultimately, the sheer triumph of science in unlocking nature's secrets." - Jim Al-Khalili, author of The World According to Physics, "This is a book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn't come across before: that of the experimenter. Someone first thought of the cloud chamber, or the cyclotron, or the MRI scanner, and that person (or that team) had to build one: you couldn't buy one off the shelf. The actual sequence of experiments, and failures, and more experiments, and success, is a fascinating one, especially for any readers excited, as I am, by the thought of making things. A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously." - Philip Pullman "This fascinating and highly readable book captures the radical excitement of experimental science as it's being made. It's an all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had." - Brian Eno "Kicking off with the discovery of X-rays towards the end of the nineteenth century to the massive colliders scientists dream of building today, The Matter of Everything is an impassioned, elegant history of particle physics and its applications. Dr. Sheehy adroitly brings together a glittering cast of characters -- from the famous giants of the field to the unjustly overlooked scientists whose shoulders they stood on -- to tell the story of the most fundamental of all sciences." - Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man From the Future " The Matter of Everything is a magical tour of the great experiments defining the most incredible century in physics, which saw exploring the cutting edge of science move from tabletop curiosities to literally the world's largest machines. Sheehy seamlessly weaves the science and history with why this matters to all of us: as she expertly illustrates, our quest to understand the tiniest of particles has had an enormous impact on technology, health and society, reaching far beyond the lab." - Andrew Steele, author of Ageless "This is story-telling at its very best and why I fell in love with physics. Sheehy's attention to detail shines through every story and yet there's a lightness of touch in the way she highlights the passion, drive, ingenuity and, ultimately, the sheer triumph of science in unlocking nature's secrets." - Jim Al-Khalili, author of The World According to Physics, "Physicist [Suzie] Sheehy debuts with a terrific history of experiments that have changed the course of science. In a fast-paced and accessible narrative, Sheehy keenly demonstrates how 'our view of the smallest constituents in nature has changed rapidly throughout the last 120 years.' . . . Along the way come fascinating profiles of scientists, including several women who have been omitted from history. . . . With punchy writing and vivid historical details, Sheehy brilliantly captures the curiosity that fuels science, the frustration of 'false starts and failures,' and the thrill of finding answers that are bound to raise more questions. This is pop science at its best." -- Publishers Weekly [starred review] "This is a book about the fundamental problems of physics written from a viewpoint I hadn't come across before: that of the experimenter. Someone first thought of the cloud chamber, or the cyclotron, or the MRI scanner, and that person (or that team) had to build one: you couldn't buy one off the shelf. The actual sequence of experiments, and failures, and more experiments, and success, is a fascinating one, especially for any readers excited, as I am, by the thought of making things. A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously." - Philip Pullman "This fascinating and highly readable book captures the radical excitement of experimental science as it's being made. It's an all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had." - Brian Eno "Kicking off with the discovery of X-rays towards the end of the nineteenth century to the massive colliders scientists dream of building today, The Matter of Everything is an impassioned, elegant history of particle physics and its applications. Dr. Sheehy adroitly brings together a glittering cast of characters -- from the famous giants of the field to the unjustly overlooked scientists whose shoulders they stood on -- to tell the story of the most fundamental of all sciences." - Ananyo Bhattacharya, author of The Man From the Future " The Matter of Everything is a magical tour of the great experiments defining the most incredible century in physics, which saw exploring the cutting edge of science move from tabletop curiosities to literally the world's largest machines. Sheehy seamlessly weaves the science and history with why this matters to all of us: as she expertly illustrates, our quest to understand the tiniest of particles has had an enormous impact on technology, health and society, reaching far beyond the lab." - Andrew Steele, author of Ageless "This is story-telling at its very best and why I fell in love with physics. Sheehy's attention to detail shines through every story and yet there's a lightness of touch in the way she highlights the passion, drive, ingenuity and, ultimately, the sheer triumph of science in unlocking nature's secrets." - Jim Al-Khalili, author of The World According to Physics
Table of Content
Introduction PART 1 Dismantling Classical Physics 1 Cathode Ray Tube: X-rays and the Electron 2 The Gold Foil Experiment: The Structure of the Atom 3 The Photoelectric Effect: The Light Quantum PART 2 Matter beyond atoms 4 Cloud Chambers: Cosmic Rays and a Shower of New Particles 5 The First Particle Accelerators: Splitting the Atom 6 Cyclotron: Artificial Production of Radioactivity 7 Synchrotron Radiation: An Unexpected Light Emerges PART 3 The Standard Model and Beyond 8 Particle Physics Goes Large: The Strange Resonances 9 Mega-detectors: Finding the Elusive Neutrino 10 Linear Accelerators: The Discovery of Quarks 11 The Tevatron: A Third Generation of Matter 12 The Large Hadron Collider: The Higgs Boson and Beyond 13 Future Experiments Acknowledgements Notes Index
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539.7/2090904
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