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"An accelerator physicist's fascinating journey through the experiments that uncovered the nature of matter and made the modern world. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, many scientists believed that the project of physics was nearly complete, that there was little left to explore. But as the new century dawned, scientists with the drive to deepen their understanding began looking ever more closely at the atom, and as a result of their remarkable discoveries, physics-and the world around us-would never again be the same. When the cathode ray tube revealed the secret of X-rays, physics immediately proved itself to be a source of enormous technological innovation, enabling life-saving medical equipment, safer building construction, and stronger security measures. And with every discovery since, our expanded knowledge of the infinitesimal has also brought a corresponding change in technology. These experiments ushered us into the modern world, helping us to create detectors that map the insides of volcanoes and predict eruptions as well as photovoltaic cells that power remote controls, accelerate our Internet speeds, and harness the sun's energy. From the smallest of instruments to machines so large they straddle international borders, Suzie Sheehy takes readers on a captivating journey through twelve crucial experiments that shaped our understanding of the cosmos and how we live within it. Along the way, Sheehy pulls back the curtain to reveal how physics is really done-not by theorists with blackboards, but by experimentalists with brilliant designs. Celebrating human ingenuity, creativity, and above all curiosity, The Matter of Everything is an inspiring story about the scientists who make real discoveries, and a powerful reminder that progress is a function of our desire to know"-- No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Perhaps just as annoying, at least in the early chapters it tries to suggest that certain technological advances were a direct result of particular experiments, thus continuing the myth propagated by the (admittedly otherwise excellent) James Burke "Connections" series: suggesting that A led to B led to C that resulted in D... whereas in fact D was was the result of a vast number of precursor discoveries and inventions. Here, the technological advances mentioned may have followed some particular experiment, but it in no way follows that the advance might not have come about through some other experiment, nor should it be taken to mean, as the book suggests, that the experiment described was the only relevant precursor: I found myself time and again thinking of, in particular, advances in computer technology without which the claimed technology could not have taken place.
Reaching the end of the book, I couldn't help wondering what the point of it was, other than possibly to advance the author's career. Little. if anything, in the book is not to be found in other physics-for-the-layman books, although this particular selection of described experiments is probably unique. ( )