The Edge of Physics: A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003AOVOZ8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 242 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Prasad Ganti said Adventurous Science or Scientific Adventure. Anil's book contains different stories relating to Physics experiments conducted in different parts of the world, most of them remotely located. Travelling to those desolate places is the adventure part. Describing the instruments and the experiments along with the relevant background in Physics. The mix of Physics and adventure makes this book very exci. Roll up your sleeves Extraordinary book- wonderfully written - about the nuts and bolts, the really hard work behind the hard earned insights that shape our cosmologies. In frozen Siberian lakes to shivering cubic hectares of ice and unspeakably deep caves- searching for the subtle particles that reveal the nature of our universe.. Adam Feldman said Science is the world traveller. Some real insights into our quest for knowledge in simple elegant writing. The human stories keep the topic real. The machines the scientists use star alongside the people in this wonderful book. I got a little lost at the end though. The section on spacecraft left me behind a bit. Gravity waves, acoustic harmonics in the young universe, open and closed
He has a Master of Science degree from the University of Washington, Seattle and worked as a software engineer in Silicon Valley before training as a journalist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He lives in London. Anil Ananthaswamy is a consulting editor for New Scientist in London. . He is also a contributor to National Geographic News
Next we go 2,341 feet underground in a defunct Minnesota iron mine to search for particles that could reveal dark matter. Dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity: these are the topics that keep physicists awake at night, requiring bigger, more massive, more extreme experiments to test theories and uncover clues. From Publishers Weekly Despite 20th-century physics' revelations, from relativity and quantum mechanics to the physics of the atom's nucleus and the life cycles of stars, ninety-odd percent of the universe is a complete mystery, says a scientist quoted by Ananthaswamy, a consulting editor for New Scientist. These experiments and others are heroic in every sense, and Ananthaswamy captures their excitement—and the personalities of the scientists behind them—with enthusiasm and insight. . Sensitive telescopes embedded in the thick ice of Siberia's Lake Baikal and Antarctica search for neutrinos. Illus. The author takes readers beh
Why is the universe expanding at an even faster rate? What is the nature of the 'dark matter' that makes up almost a quarter of the universe? Why does the universe appear fine-tuned for life? And are there other universes besides our own? In this timely and original book, science writer Anil Ananthaswamy sets out in search of the world's most audacious physics experiments: the telescopes and detectors that promise to shed new light on dark matter, dark energy and quantum gravity - and answer some of the most profou