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The Charm of Physics (Masters of Modern Physics)
The Charm of Physics - Masters of Modern Physics Author:Sheldon L. Glashow In this collection of 27 essays, scientist, teacher, and raconteur, Sheldon L. Glashow offers a dazzling tour of contemporary physics with irreverence, style, and wit, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist takes his readers from the farthest reaches of the universe to the innermost recesses of the atom--and shows how the two come back together in th... more »e end. Stops along the way include the perplexing variety of beasts in the Particle Zoo, our narrow listening post within the Universal Broadcasting System, the tangle of superstring theory, the huge (and hugely expensive) colliders that serve as the particle physicists microscope, and the so-far unsuccessful attempt to unify the laws of nature into a single Theory of Everything.
Underlying his playful tour de force is Glashow's concern with scientific literacy and the future of a profession that continues to ask "what does it all mean?" It is Glashow's personal obligation--and pleasure--to share with us the mystery and drama that he has experienced and, to a large degree, helped reveal.« less