Description: ENGINES OF DISCOVERY: A CENTURY OF PARTICLE ACCELERATORS (REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION) [Hardcover] Wilson, Edmund and Sessler, Andrew Product Overview The first edition of Engines of Discovery celebrated in words, images and anecdotes the accelerators and their constructors that culminated in the discovery of the Higgs boson. But even before the Higgs was discovered, before the champagne corks popped and while the television producers brushed up their quantum mechanics, a new wave of enthusiasm for accelerators to be applied for more practical purposes was gaining momentum. Almost all fields of human endeavour will be enhanced by this trend: energy conservation, medical diagnostics and treatment, national security, as well as industrial processing. Accelerators have been used most spectacularly to reveal the structure of the complex molecules that determine our metabolism and life. For every accelerator chasing the Higgs, there are now ten thousand serving other purposes. It is high time to move from abstract mathematics and philosophy to the practical needs of humankind.It is the aim of this revised and expanded edition to describe this revolution in a manner which will attract the young, not only to apply their curiosity to the building blocks of matter but to help them contribute to the improvement of the quality of life itself on this planet. As always, the authors have tried to avoid lengthy mathematical description. In describing a field which reaches out to almost all of today's cutting edge technology, some detailed explanation cannot be avoided but this has been confined to sidebars. References guide experts to move on to the journal Reviews of Accelerator Science and Technology and other publications for more information. But first we would urge every young physicist, teacher, journalist and politician to read this book. Read more Details Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company; Revised ed. edition (January 1, 2014) Language : English Hardcover : 280 pages ISBN-10 : 9814417181 ISBN-13 : 81 Item Weight : 2.68 pounds Dimensions : 8.72 x 0.8 x 11.25 inches Best Sellers Rank: #4,434,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #268 in Scientific Instruments (Books) #581 in Applied Physics #957 in Scientific Experiments & Projects #268 in Scientific Instruments (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 9814417181
ISBN10: 9814417181
ISBN13: 9789814417181
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Brand: World Scientific Publishing Company
GTIN: 09789814417181
Publisher: World Industries Scientific Publishing Co Pte LTD
Publication Year: 2013
Topic: Scientific Instruments, Physics / Nuclear, Essays, Physics / General
Book Title: Engines of Discovery : a Century of Particle Accelerators
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Genre: Science
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Author: A. M. Sessler, E. J. N. Wilson
Format: Hardcover
