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Particle Accelerators : From Big Bang Physics to Hadron Therapy

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Rather than focusing on the contributions of theoretical physicists to the understanding of the subatomic world and of the beginning of the universe - as most popular science books on particle physics do - this book is different in that, firstly, the main focus is on machine inventors and builders and, secondly, particle accelerators are not only described as discovery tools but also for their contributions to tumour diagnosis and therapy. The characters of well-known (e.g. Ernest Lawrence) and mostly unknown actors (e.g. Nicholas Christofilos) are outlined, including many colourful quotations. The overall picture supports the author’s motto: “Physics is beautiful and useful”.

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539.73 AMA p

Publisher

Cham : Springer., 2014

Collation

XVII, 284 halaman

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-319-08870-9

Classification

539.73

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text

Media Type

computer

Carrier Type

online resource

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Subject(s)

Particle accelerators

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Statement of Responsibility

Ugo Amaldi

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maya

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