Atom Land: A Guided Tour through the Strange (and Impossibly Small) World of Particle Physics

by Jon Butterworth Narrated by Wayne Forester

Overview

Atom Land brings the impossibly small world of particle physics to life, taking readers on a guided journey through the subatomic world. Readers will sail the subatomic seas in search of electron ports, boson continents, and hadron islands. The sea itself is the quantum field, complete with quantum waves. Beware dark energy and extra dimensions, embodied by fantastical sea creatures prowling the far edges of the known world.

Your tour guide through this whimsical-and highly instructive- world is Jon Butterworth, leading physicist at CERN (the epicenter of today's greatest findings in physics). Over a series of journeys, he shows how everything fits together, and how a grasp of particle physics is key to unlocking a deeper understanding of many of the most profound mysteries-and science's possible answers-in the known universe.

Editorial Reviews

MAY 2018 - AudioFile

Particle physics is not easy to understand, but Butterworth’s geography metaphor offers a simple frame of reference to cling to. Wayne Forester narrates in a perfectly appropriate affable style that sounds more like friendly storytelling than scientific explanation. His pace is steady, giving the listener a bit of time to process the information. The text includes only a few equations, and they do not intrude often enough to spoil the listening experience. Some of the scientists quoted are characterized unnecessarily with accents, but those are rare deviations in this solidly clear presentation of the quantum world. D.L.Y. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169724066
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Edition description:	Unabridged

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