The Atom: A Visual Tour

by Jack Challoner

Book Overview

An accessible and engaging guide to the atom, the smallest, most fundamental constituent of matter.

Until now, popular science has relegated the atom to a supporting role in defining the different chemical elements of the periodic table. In this book, Jack Challoner places the atom at center stage. The Atom investigates the quest to identify the smallest, most fundamental constituents of matter--and how that quest helps us to understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026203736X
• ISBN13: 9780262037365
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher