Nothing
A Very Short Introduction
$23.45
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2009
Summary
What is ‘nothing’? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty space - a void - exist?
This Very Short Introduction explores the science and the history of the elusive void: from Aristotle who insisted that the vacuum was impossible, via the theories of Newton and Einstein, to our very latest discoveries and why they can tell us extraordinary things about the cosmos.
Frank Close tells the story of how scientists have explored the elusive void, and the rich discov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199225866 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199225869 |
| Author: | Frank Close |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2009 |
| Weight: | 135g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 111mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
‘The Void is well worth reading.‘Robert Cailliau. CERN Courier.
Review from previous edition All in all, this book makes for some fascinating reading.'Chemistry World, Dennis Rouvray.An accessible and entertaining read for layperson and scientist alike.‘Physics WorldThe Void is well worth reading.'Robert Cailliau. CERN Courier.It covers very complicated concepts in a mostly accessible way.‘Lawrence Rudnick, Nature`A fascinating subject covered by a fascinating book.‘Marcus Chown, Focus
Frank Close
Frank Close, OBE, is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly vice president of the British Association for Advancement of Science, Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer’s Legacy, and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his ‘outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics’. His other books include Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (2004), The Cosmic Onion (1983), The ParticleExplosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Particle Odyssey. In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science.
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