| Antimatter: The Ultimate Mirror Contributor(s): Fraser, Gordon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521893097 ISBN-13: 9780521893091 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $41.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2002 Annotation: This book introduces the world of antimatter without using technical language or equations. The author shows how the quest for symmetry in physics slowly revealed the properties of antimatter. When large particle accelerators came on line, the antimatter debris of collisions provided new clues on its properties. This is a fast-paced and lucid account of how science fiction became fact. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Science | Physics - Nuclear |
| Dewey: 530 |
| LCCN: 99043749 |
| Series: Ultimate Mirror |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.21" W x 9.13" (0.69 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fraser, Gordon: - Gordon Fraser works at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, Geneva, Switzerland, where he is Editor of CERN Courier, a monthly magazine covering all aspects of particle physics. He has been a Visiting Lecturer in Science Communication at several universities. |