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Ray Jayawardhana: The Neutrino Hunters

by Jayawardhana, Ray

ISBN: 9781780743264

Published: 2014

Discoveries in science

Before the Higgs boson, there was a maddening search for another particle that holds the secrets of the universe - the neutrino. First detected in 1956, it teased the answers to still more mysteries. How did the Big Bang happen? Why is antimatter so rare? What might 'dark matter' be made of? And could faster-than light travel be possible, overturning Einstein's theory of special relativity? But the hunt for the neutrino and its meaning has also involved adventures, from Cold War defections and extra dimensions to mile-deep holes in the Antarctic ice and a troubled genius who disappeared without a trace. Renowned astrophysicist and award-winning science writer Ray Jayawardhana delivers a thrilling detective story of revolutionary science from the dawn of the quantum age to today's most inventive labs. 'Dramatic. The combination of the insider's expert perspective and storyteller's skill really shines through.' Lewis Dartnell, Times Higher Education on Strange New Worlds


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