Atom

Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos

Isaac Asimov

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Penguin
01 August 1992

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues

Series: Truman Talley

"""Amazing... If you've been searching for a basic text on how the atom works, this is it."" -Booklist

""A masterpiece.""-Omni

The legendary Isaac Asimov starts what is perhaps the most fascinating of all his books with a simple query- how finely can a piece of matter be divided? But like many simple questions, this one leads us on a far-flung quest for a final answer, a search that becomes a series of beautifully structured building blocks of knowledge.

It begins with the earliest speculations and investigations by the Greeks and Romans, and then, step by step and century by century, it traces the path of discovery that revealed more and more of the nature of the atom, of light, of gravity, of the electromagnetic force-and even the nature and structure of the universe.

Atom also encompasses such phenomena as light and electricity; the protons, neutrons and quarks that are the fundamental units of the universe; hard-to-observe ""anti-particles""; and other strange bits of matter that challenge our assumptions about the very nature of space and time.

Atom is the only book of its kind, by the renowned author whose genius for bringing clarity and excitement to complex subjects has made him the most celebrated science author of our time."

By: Isaac Asimov
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9780452268340
ISBN 10: 0452268346
Series: Truman Talley
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 August 1992
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter One: Matter Dividing Matter Elements Atomism Triumphant The Reality of Atoms The Differences Among Atoms Chapter Two: Light Particles and Waves The Four Phenomena Combining the Phenomena Extending the Spectrum Dividing Energy Chapter Three: Electrons Dividing Electricity Cathode-Ray Particles X Rays Electrons and Atoms Electrons and Quanta Waves and Particles Chapter Four: Nuclei Probing the Atom Positively Charged Particles Atomic Numbers Spectral Lines Chapter Five: Isotopes Nuclear Energy Nuclear Varieties Half-Lives Stable Nuclear Varieties Chapter Six: Neutrons Protons and Electrons Protons and Neutrons Nuclear Reactions Artificial Isotopes Chapter Seven: Breakdowns Mass Defect Nuclear Fission Nuclear Fusion Breakdown Particles Chapter Eight: Antimatter Antiparticles Cosmic Rays Particle Accelerators Baryons Chapter Nine: Neutrinos Saving the Laws of Conservation Detecting the Antineutrino Detecting the Neutrino Other Leptons Unstable Particles Neutrino Varieties Chapter Ten: Interactions The Strong Interaction The Weak Interaction The Electroweak Interaction Chapter Eleven: Quarks The Hadron Zoo Inside Hadrons Quantum Chromodynamics Chapter Twelve: The Universe The Mystery of the Missing Mass The End of the Universe The Beginning of the Universe Index

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Atom

Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos

Isaac Asimov

$41.95

Paperback

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