Knocking on heaven's door
Subtitle: how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world
By: Lisa Randall
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ecco
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780061723728
Subjects: Social aspects; Science; Physics
Description: "From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [420]-425) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. I. Scaling reality. What's so small to you is so large to me ; Unlocking secrets ; Living in a material world ; Looking for answers; title: pt. II. Scaling matter. The magical mystery tour ; "Seeing" is believing ; The edge of the universe; title: pt. III. Machinery, measurements, and probability. One ring to rule them all ; The return of the ring ; Black holes that will devour the world ; Risky business ; Measurement and uncertainty ; The CMS and ATLAS experiments ; Identifying particles; title: pt. IV. Modeling, predicting, and anticipating results. Truth, beauty, and other scientific misconceptions ; The Higgs boson ; The world's next top model ; Bottom-up versus top-down; title: pt. V. Scaling the universe. Inside out ; What's so large to you is so small to me ; Visitors from the dark side; title: pt. VI. Roundup. Think globally and act locally ; Conclusion.