The Matter of Everything: A History of Discovery

ISBN-13: 9781526618993 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 336 str.

Suzie Sheehy

Opis

Accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy tells the story of twentieth century physics through its twelve foundational experiments

Recenzje

Vividly described . . . A sweeping but detailed and pacy account of 100 years of scientific advancement, The Matter of Everything has a cheering takeaway. What such leaps lie ahead? What questions seem intractable now that we won't give a thought to in the future? Sheehy mounts the case that - with persistence, curiosity and collaboration - we may yet overcome challenges that now seem impossible New Scientist

O autorze

Dr Suzie Sheehy is a physicist, academic and science communicator who divides her time between her research groups at the University of Oxford (where she is a Royal Society University Research Fellow) and the University of Melbourne (where she is Senior Lecturer). Her research focuses on developing new particle accelerators for future applications in areas such as medicine and energy.