Paul Halpern

Collider

by Paul Halpern

Hardcover

What will the Large Hadron Collider discover about the ultimate nature of matter? Halpern details the workings of this wonderful machine, shows what it is designed to do, and profiles earlier attempts to unlock matter’s secrets. HC. 272pp. 2009.

What's Science Ever Done For Us?

by Paul Halpern

Softcover

Is the Coriolis effect strong enough to make toilets in the Southern Hemisphere flush clockwise, as Bart Simpson was so keen to discover? Could gravitational lensing create illusions, such as when Homer saw someone invisible to everyone else? Could time really ever be stopped and restarted, as Bart and Milhouse manage to do with the help of a magic stopwatch? Over the years, The Simpsons has examined such issues as genetic mutation, time travel, artificial intelligence, and alien life. What's Science Ever Done For Us? examines these and many other topics through the lens of America’s favorite cartoon. You’ll see, for example, why Lisa’s perpetual motion machine couldn’t really work, and why the Universe might have a complex topology, even if not donut-shaped... Whether or not you’re a Simpsons fan, What's Science Ever Done For Us? will make you think about the science behind the laughs! WHAT’S SCIENCE EVER DONE FOR US? 00-0136 Published by John Wiley & Sons in 2007 288 pages, softcover