Book Description
This popular book introduces the ideas, terminology, and techniques of high-energy physics. Views of matter from the atom down to the quark are discussed historically, in language that is accessible to readers who have no physics background. The author has also added a list of Web sites where the reader can find more information on particle physics. Introduction by Sheldon Glashow
Ingram
Now available in a new edition, this popular workbook/self-tutorial introduces the ideas, terminology, and techniques of high-energy physics. Insights into the structure of matter from the atom down to the quark are discussed within a historical context that makes them easily accessible to readers with no physics background. 154 illus Pub: 12/96.
