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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Perhaps the clearest summary of sub-atomic physics I've read, 19 Oct 1999
By A Customer
This book summarizes and describes, in loose chronological order, the discovery and function of all the sub-atomic particles known to date in a simple and clear way. Omitting mathematics completely, this book is _the_ guide to the particles that make up The Universe. Fully recommended as a starting point for those who are just interested, and a full reference for those who study physics.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Disappointing due to lack of detail, 16 Feb 2002
By A Customer
This book tries to present the subject of the internals of atomic structure, but does so with no graphs or equations, and just a few pictures and diagrams. It is an easy read and clear about what it says, but it leaves out so much detail on the "why" of things that it really does not make its intended aims. The paper is of very high quality, presumably for the few high quality colour diagrams that it presents. It is a pity that this paper was not better utilised by more diagrams and photos.If you are unable to confront a single equation, but still want to read about sub-atomic phenomena, then maybe this is the book for you. If you have the ability to confront a few simple equations then you, like me, will probably find this book too lacking in detailed content. Instead I would strongly recommend "The Quantum Universe by Hey and Walters". Now this book has photographs, graphs, diagrams and the content that is necessary to get a good appreciation of what is going on with this subject. Gamow's "Thirty years that shook physics" is also highly recommended. Leslie Green CEng MIEE
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