Magicians, The [electronic resource] : Great Minds and the Central Miracle of Science
Marcus Chown2020
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How does it feel to know something about the universe that no one has ever known
before? And why is mathematics so magically good at revealing nature's secrets?
This is the story of The Magicians : the scientists who predicted the existence
of unknown planets, black holes, invisible force fields, ripples in the fabric
of space-time, unsuspected subatomic particles, and even antimatter.
The journey from prediction to proof transports us from seats of learning in
Paris and Cambridge to the war-torn Russian front, to bunkers beneath nuclear
reactors, observatories in Berlin and California, and huge tunnels under the
Swiss-French border. From electromagnetism to Einstein's gravitational waves to
the elusive neutrino, Marcus Chown takes us on a breathtaking, mind-altering
tour of the major breakthroughs of modern physics and highlights science's
central mystery: its astonishing predictive power.
Main title:
Author:
Marcus Chown, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Faber & Faber, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file) (257 MB, 09:23:32 H)
Performers:
Narrator: Marcus Chown
Audience:
Adult
System details:
Platform: findawayMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571360567
Language:
English
BRN:
436898
Electronic access:
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eAudiobook |