Particle Accelerators: From Big Bang Physics to Hadron Therapy

by Ugo Amaldi

Rather than focusing on the contributions of theoretical physicists to the understanding of the subatomic world and of the beginning of the universe - as most popular science books on particle physics do - this book is different in that, firstly, the main focus is on machine inventors and builders and, secondly, particle accelerators are not only described as discovery tools but also for their contributions to tumour diagnosis and therapy. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319088696
• ISBN13: 9783319088693
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"