"e;This is Frank Close's masterpiece — his best book, and one of the very best introductions to physics for the layperson. Close is a master expositor."e; — The (London) Sunday Times"e;Close's writing is beguiling, mingling personal and historical anecdote with carefully measured doses of exposition in such a way as to guide the reader painlessly into rather deep intellectual waters."e; — Nature "e;Life, intrinsically related to asymmetries, is the theme of this book, and Close offers us an absorbing and scientifically correct account of symmetry and its deep implications."e; — CERN CourierThis thought-provoking work by a physicist and popular science writer explores the origins of asymmetry from the molecular level to that of the universe at large.
Frank Close takes the readers on a tour of asymmetry that ranges from the development of human embryos to the mysterious Higgs boson, or "e;God particle,"e; and ongoing research at Switzerland's CERN laboratory.
| ISBN: | 9780486782140 |
| Publication date: | 26th November 2013 |
| Author: | Close, Frank |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications |
| Format: | Ebook |
"e;This is Frank Close's masterpiece — his best book, and one of the very best introductions to physics for the layperson. Close is a master expositor."e; — The (London) Sunday Times"e;Close's writing is beguiling, mingling personal and historical anecdote with carefully measured doses of exposition in such a way as to guide the reader painlessly into rather deep intellectual waters."e; — Nature "e;Life, intrinsically related to asymmetries, is the theme of this book, and Close offers us an absorbing and scientifically correct account of symmetry and its deep implications."e; — CERN CourierThis thought-provoking work by a physicist and popular science writer explores the origins of asymmetry from the molecular level to that of the universe at large.
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Lucifer's Legacy was written by Close, Frank and published by Dover Publications
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