Knocking on heaven's door how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world
"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.
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Knocking on heaven's door : |b how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world / |c Lisa Randall. |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Ecco, |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xxi, 442 p. : |b ill. ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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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