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
• 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.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.