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100 | 1 | _aAnanthaswamy, Anil. | |
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_aThe edge of physics : _ba journey to Earth's extremes to unlock the secrets of the universe / _cAnil Ananthaswamy. |
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_aBoston : _bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt, _c2010. |
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_a322 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm. |
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504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [287]-297) and index. | ||
505 | 0 | _aMonks and astronomers -- The experiment that detects nothing -- Little neutral ones -- The Paranal light quartet -- Fire, rock, and ice -- Three thousand eyes in the Karoo -- Antimatter over Antarctica -- Einstein meets quantum physics at the South Pole -- The heart of the matter -- Whispers from other universes -- Appendix I. The standard model of particle physics -- Appendix II. From the Big Bang to now : the standard model of cosmology. | |
520 | _aAnanthaswamy weaves together stories about the people and places at the heart of today's research in physics, while beautifully explaining the problems that scientists are trying to solve. In so doing, he provides a unique portrait of the universe and our quest to understand it. | ||
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_aPhysics _vPopular works. |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009020225-b.html |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1010/2009020225-d.html |
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_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1106/2009020225-s.html |
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