The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter (Science Essentials)
"In prose as in life, Katherine Freese is never boring. . . . Clear and accessible . . .The Cosmic Cocktailis an excellent primer for the intrigued generalist, or for those who have spent too much time in particle-physics labs and want to catch up on what cosmologists are up to."--Francis Halzen,Nature"Freese . . . tells a lively personal tale of her trajectory through the world of science. . . . You end up thinking that being a physicist is certainly important and definitely difficult--but it could also be a lot of fun."--Nancy Szokan,Washington Post"Freese's extensive research in this field, and her familiarity with many of the other key researchers in dark matter, helps giveThe Cosmic Cocktaila human touch: she sprinkles into the book anecdotes from her own career and meetings with other scientists throughout."--Jeff Foust,Space Review"Physicist Katherine Freese drinks deep of her life's adventures and cosmic mysteries alike in her captivatingly frank bookThe Cosmic Cocktail. Why do tales of major scientific endeavours, told from the viewpoint of a single participant, rarely make captivating reading? Frankly, because few scientists are that interesting to the general public, and fewer still possess the trick of passionate engagement. Luckily,The Cosmic Cocktailis an exception. . . .The Cosmic Cocktailis a refreshingly honest account of a frontier field where the author's enthusiasm and sense of fun shine through every page."--Marcus Chown,New Scientist"Check outThe Cosmic Cocktailto get an exciting look at the forefront of astrophysics!"--Astro Guyzblog"This book blends two rather different flavours. . . . First is the enormous excitement of working on a front-line problem in science. . . . The other is the great fun Katie has had, and continues to have, being a female physicist. . . . A number of other front-line particle physicists, cosmologists and so forth have also written up their versions of the dark matter story. . . . But none of the other accounts I've read is more fun thanThe Cosmic Cocktail."--Virginia Trimble,Times Higher Education"Freese successfully treads the line between assuming too much of her readers and missing out key aspects of the story to simplify it. . . . [She] gives context and insight into a complex and fast-moving field."--Nicky Guttridge,BBC Sky at Night