Knocking on heaven's door : how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world /: how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world. (©2011)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Knocking on heaven's door : how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world /: how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world. (©2011)
- Main Title:
- Knocking on heaven's door : how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world
- Further Information:
- Note: Lisa Randall.
- Other Names:
- Randall, Lisa
- Contents:
- 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.
- Publisher Details:
- New York : Ecco
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Copyright Date:
- 2011
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 442 pages), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 500
SCIENCE / Physics / General
SCIENCE -- Physics
Physics -- Social aspects
Science -- Social aspects
Popular science
Science -- Social aspects
Physics -- Social aspects
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780062096890
0062096893
9781448161966
1448161967 - Related ISBNs:
- 006172372X
9780061723728 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-425) and index.
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