Boasting more than three hundred illustrations, the majority in full color, The Particle Odyssey takes us on an exhilarating tour of the subatomic world.
The pictures here are truly marvelous--over 100 of the best images ever taken of particle 'events'--mysterious, abstract, often beautiful photographs of the tracks of subatomic particles as they speed, curve, dance, or explode through cloud and bubble chambers, stacks of photographic emulsion, and giant multi-element detectors. There are illustrations of spiraling electrons, the tell-tale "vees" of strange particles, matter and antimatter born from raw energy, energetic jets of particles spraying out from the decay points of quarks and gluons. Complementing the illustrations is a vividly written account of the key experiments and fundamental discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the nature of the universe. There are individual portraits of all the major subatomic particles, from the electron to the newly discovered top quark. The authors describe the history of experimental particle physics: its origins in the discovery of X-rays in 1895; the dissection of the atom by Rutherford and others; the unexpected revelations of the cosmic rays; the discovery of quarks and the rise of the 'standard model' in the last part of the 20th century. And they also look at the great questions that face physicists today--Where did antimatter go? What is dark matter? Can there be a theory of everything?
A perfect gift for science buffs, The Particle Odyssey will enthrall everyone eager for a glimpse into the previously unknown the world of the atom.
From Library Journal Incorporating much new material, this revised version of the authors' The Particle Explosion (1987) details the history of particle physics, expounds the "state of the art" as it now stands, and points to some of the unanswered questions that are now beginning to be addressed. Both Close and Christine Sutton are professional physicists at Oxford University, and Michael Marten is a science photographer and journalist. Their well-written text succeeds in explaining complex scientific concepts for lay readers without oversimplifying them or patronizing the audience. The color illustrations are dazzlingly attractive and complement the text. Captions on the bubble chamber photos are a great help in unraveling the particle interactions shown. This superb explication of fundamental physical science is highly recommended for academic and public libraries.
Jack W. Weigel, Ann Arbor, MI
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Review "Succeeds in providing readers with an overview of the historical development of particle physics and an appreciation of the exciting ideas that drive current research. No book better captures the visual and intellectual sweep of a century of particle physics."-- American Scientist

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Memory of the World Librarian: Quintus

During the 20th century, scientists discovered what the Universe is made of; as the 21st century begins, they are preparing experiments to find out how it came to be like this. This great adventure, which will involve a metaphorical journey back in time to within a billionth of a second of the Big Bang, is the latest stage in the quest to understand the nature of the matter that makes our Universe and the forces that govern it. The Particle Odyssey takes the reader on a spectacularly illustrated journey to the heart of matter. In clear, non-technical language the authors describe the key experiments and fundamental discoveries which have led to our current understanding of the origins and nature of the material universe. In this fascinating book, you will find individual'portraits'of all the major subatomic particles, from the electron to the top quark. The authors describe the history of experimental particle physics: its origins in the discovery of X-rays in 1895; the dissection of the atom by Rutherford and others; the unexpected revelations of the cosmic rays; the explosion of new particles in the 1950s and 60s; the discovery of quarks and the rise of the'standard model'in the last part of the 20th century. And they also look at the great challenges that face physicists today--where did antimatter go? what is dark matter? can there be a theory of everything?--and the experiments they are devising to explore them. The Particle Odyssey brings together and presents with style over 100 of the best images of particle'events': mysterious, abstract, beautiful pictures of the tracks of subatomic particles as they speed, curve, dance, or explode through cloud and bubble chambers, stacks of photographic emulsion, and the giant multi-element detectors of modern experiments. Here are spiralling electrons, the tell-tale'vees'of strange particles, matter and antimatter born from raw energy, energetic jets of particles spraying out from the decay points of quarks and gluons. A further 250 pictures, many taken specially for this book, illustrate the laboratories, experiments, and personalities of over a century of particle physics. This superb book is a testament to the work of'big'science and one of the great detective stories of our age.

Contents 6
1. The World of Particles 10
Cosmic Explorers 13
Particle Physics Now 16
A Journey to the Start of Time 22
2. Voyage into the Atom 26
X-Rays and Radioactivity 27
The First Particle 33
Rutherford and the Atom 33
Inside the Nucleus 37
Splitting the Atom 39
3. The Structure of the Atom 44
The Electron 45
The Nucleus 48
The Proton and the Neutron 51
The Photon 55
4. The Extraterrestrials 58
The Discovery of Cosmic Rays 59
The First New Particles 63
Strange Particles 67
Powell, Pions, and Emulsions 68
Particles from Outer Space 71
5. The Cosmic Rain 74
The Positron 75
The Muon 78
The Pion 82
The Kaon 83
The Lambda 85
The Xi and the Sigma 87
6. The Challenge of the Big Machines 90
The Whirling Device 93
Man-made Cosmic Rays 97
Glaser and the Bubble Chamber 101
Strong Focusing 105
Spark Chambers 107
The Supersynchrotrons 110
7. The Particle Explosion 116
The Neutral Pion 118
The Neutral Cascade 119
Antimatter 121
The Resonances 124
The Omega-minus 127
Neutrinos 129
Quarks 133
8. Colliders and Image Chambers 138
Electronic Bubble Chambers 142
Synchroclash 145
New Particles, New Machines 149
The Antiproton Alternative 152
The Biggest Machine in the World 157
Silicon Microscopes 159
All Kinds of Collider 162
9. From Charm to Top 166
Charmed Particles 167
The Tau 171
Bottom Particles 173
Gluons 177
The W Particle 181
The Z Particle 185
Unity 189
The Top Quark 191
10. Future Challenges 196
What Happened to the Antimatter? 198
What is Mass? 201
Does Quark–Gluon Plasma Exist? 202
What is the Dark Matter? 206
Do Neutrinos have Mass? 208
Is there a Theory of Everything? 212
11. Futureclash 216
Particle Factories 218
Neutrinos – Going to all Lengths! 221
Particle Astronomy 223
Cosmic Record-breakers 226
12. Particles at Work 230
Proton Detectives and Neutron Special Agents 231
The Reality of Antimatter 232
Accelerators at Work 233
Pixels in Medicine 235
The Final Analysis 237
Table of Particles 239
Further Reading and Acknowledgements 243
Picture Credits 244
Index 246
A 246
B 246
C 246
D 247
E 247
F 247
G 247
H 247
I 247
J 247
K 247
L 247
M 248
N 248
O 248
P 248
Q 248
R 248
S 248
T 249
U 249
V 249
W 249
X 249
Y 249
Z 249

Annotation. Boasting more than three hundred illustrations, the majority in full color, The Particle Odysseytakes us on an exhilarating tour of the subatomic world.
The pictures here are truly marvelous--over 100 of the best images ever taken of particle 'events'--mysterious, abstract, often beautiful photographs of the tracks of subatomic particles as they speed, curve, dance, or explode through cloud and bubble chambers, stacks of photographic emulsion, and giant multi-element detectors. There are illustrations of spiraling electrons, the tell-tale "vees" of strange particles, matter and antimatter born from raw energy, energetic jets of particles spraying out from the decay points of quarks and gluons. Complementing the illustrations is a vividly written account of the key experiments and fundamental discoveries that have led to our current understanding of the nature of the universe. There are individual portraits of all the major subatomic particles, from the electron to the newly discovered top quark. The authors describe the history of experimental particle physics: its origins in the discovery of X-rays in 1895; the dissection of the atom by Rutherford and others; the unexpected revelations of the cosmic rays; the discovery of quarks and the rise of the 'standard model' in the last part of the 20th century. And they also look at the great questions that face physicists today--Where did antimatter go? What is dark matter? Can there be a theory of everything?
A perfect gift for science buffs, The Particle Odysseywill enthrall everyone eager for a glimpse into the previously unknown the world of the atom

1. The world of particle physics. 2. Voyage into the atom. 3. The structure of the atom. 4. The extraterrestrials. 5. The cosmic rain. 6. The challenge of the big machines. 7. The particle explosion. 8. Colliders and image chambers. 9. From charm to top. 10. The 'whys' of particle physics. 11. Futureclash. 12. Particles at work. Table of particles. Further reading/acknowledgements. Picture credits. Index

Presenting over 100 images of particle 'events', this work takes the reader on an illustrated journey to the heart of matter. It describes, in non-technical language, the key experiments and fundamental discoveries which have led to our understanding of the origins and nature of the material universe.

Boasting more than 300 illustrations, The Particle Odyssey takes us on an exhilarating tour of the subatomic world, and looks at the great questions that face physicists today: where did antimatter go?; what is dark matter?; and can there ever be a theory of everything?

2009-10-26