Title:
Knocking on heaven's door : how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world / Lisa Randall.
Author:
Randall, Lisa.
Publication Information:
New York : Ecco, c2011.
Call Number:
Q175.5 .R365 2011
Abstract:
"From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives"--Provided by publisher.
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780061723728
Physical Description:
xxi, 442 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Scaling reality. What's so small to you is so large to me ; Unlocking secrets ; Living in a material world ; Looking for answers -- Scaling matter. The magical mystery tour ; "Seeing" is believing ; The edge of the universe -- Machinery, measurements, and probability. One ring to rule them all ; The return of the ring ; Black holes that will devour the world ; Risky business ; Measurement and uncertainty ; The CMS and ATLAS experiments ; Identifying particles -- Modeling, predicting, and anticipating results. Truth, beauty, and other scientific misconceptions ; The Higgs boson ;The world's next top model ; Bottom-up versus top-down -- Scaling the universe. Inside out ; What's so large to you is so small to me ; Visitors from the dark side -- Roundup. Think globally and act locally.
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