The Edge of Physics
A Journey to Earth's Extremes to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe
by Anil Ananthaswamy
Mem. Ed. $7.99
Pub. Ed. $26.00
You pay $1.99
Bonus Content
The Edge of Physics
To expand the boundaries of our knowledge, physicists are undertaking experiments worldwide. In The Edge of Physics, Anil Ananthaswamy takes us from desolate deserts to derelict mines to see how they work and ponder the questions they hope to answer.
We begin 2,341 feet underground within the Soudan Mine in Minnesota, where the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search is trying to detect the mysterious particles that bind galaxies and clusters. Then we’re off to Lake Baikal in Siberia, the world’s deepest freshwater lake, to witness an experiment designed to capture another class of ghostly particle: neutrinos. Later, the author visits Chile’s Atacama Desert to see the four mammoth mirrors of the Very Large Telescope as they collect faint light from previously unseen supernovae. He also visits Mauna Kea in Hawaii to encounter the Keck telescopes, which have been harnessed with a 12-foot-tall spectrograph capable of analyzing the light (and hence velocity) of thousands of galaxies. Other wonders await us in South Africa, Antarctica and elsewhere.
Reporting from some of the world’s most inhospitable research sites, The Edge of Physics is a guide to frontier science at our planet’s frontiers.
Hardcover : 288 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co. ( March 01, 2010 )
Item #: 12-821494
ISBN: 9780618884681
Product Dimensions: 6.0 x 9.0 inches
Product Weight: 19.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Copyright © Bookspan. Scientific American® is a registered trademark, used under license. Unauthorized use prohibited. All rights reserved.
45007201205ADFL
Card Security Code
The card security code is an added safeguard for your credit/debit card purchases. Depending on the type of card you use, it is either a three- or four-digit number printed on the back or front of your credit/debit card, separate from your credit/debit card number. To make shopping at Scientific American Book Club® even more secure, we require that you enter this number each time you make a credit/debit card purchase. Please note that your security code will not be stored with us even if you have saved your credit/debit card information.
