The Particle Odyssey A Journey to the Heart of Matter [Oxford U.P.] 2004.pdf

The Particle Odyssey

Professor Frank Close, OBE is a

particle physicist and broadcaster. He

spent several years working at CERN,

home to the largest particle

accelerator in the world. He is the

author of a number of popular science

books, including Too Hot to Handle

and Lucifer’s Legacy (OUP 2000).

Michael Marten is Founder and

Director of the Science Photo Library,

and author of a number of illustrated

books, including The New Astronomy

(CUP 2000).

Dr Christine Sutton is a physicist and

broadcaster, based at Oxford

University. She is on the board of the

British Association for the

Advancement of Science and in 2001

was awarded the European Physical

Society’s ﬁrst Outreach Award.

The Particle Odyssey

A Journey to the Heart of the Matter

Frank Close, Michael Marten, Christine Sutton

Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP

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