TY  - BOOK
AU  - Randall,Lisa
TI  - Knocking on heaven's door: how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world 
SN  - 006172372X (hardback : acid free paper)
AV  - Q175.5 .R365 2011
U1  - 500 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Ecco
KW  - Science
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Physics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [420]-425) and index; pt. I. Scaling reality. What's so small to you is so large to me ; Unlocking secrets ; Living in a material world ; Looking for answers -- pt. II. Scaling matter. The magical mystery tour ; "Seeing" is believing ; The edge of the universe -- pt. III. 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 -- pt. IV. 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 -- pt. V. Scaling the universe. Inside out ; What's so large to you is so small to me ; Visitors from the dark side -- pt. VI. Roundup. Think globally and act locally ; Conclusion
N2  - "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
ER  -