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The Nature of Matter
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Trim Size: 7 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 0791089290
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7910-8929-3
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 08/01/2007
  • Dewey Number: 530
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 112

Summary

One way to understand the world is by looking at its most basic building blocks. All the substances in the world are made up of atoms, which interact with each other by exchanging or sharing electrons. All atoms can be organized into the periodic table of the elements, which groups atoms by their chemical properties. Deep within the atom lies the nucleus, which itself contains the elementary particles called quarks. By building powerful particle accelerators and enormous detectors, physicists are able to probe the most fundamental constituents of matter. Filled with full-color photographs and illustrations and bolstered by its readable text and helpful sidebars and references, The Nature of Matter is a compelling guide that identifies the essential qualities and characteristics by which matter is recognized.

Specifications

Full-color photographs and illustrations. Sidebars. References. Further reading. Web sites. Glossary. Index.

About the Author(s)

Daniel T. Larson earned his undergraduate degree in physics and mathematics from Harvard University. Before heading off to graduate school, he spent another year at Harvard building prototype particle detectors for ATLAS, the world's largest science experiment. Larson earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied theoretical particle physics, with an emphasis on super symmetry phenomenology. He is currently teaching physics part-time at Harvard University.

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