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Neutrino (2010)

by Frank Close(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0199574596 (ISBN13: 9780199574599)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

review 1: A great work of popular science writing, just the right level of depth. Close tells the story of the elementary particle known as the neutrino and the many scientists who studied it. At its least interesting, it reads like particularly friendly physics textbook. I most enjoyed reading about the one most dramatic experiment in neutrino history, which involved building massive tanks of cleaning fluid in the deepest caverns of abandoned mines to detect neutrinos emitted from the Sun while eliminating all other cosmic ray interference.
review 2: This is a short book, but a comprehensive one, covering the initial conceptualization of neutrinos, the original attempts to actually detect such an evasive particle and the incredible improvements in detection in the moder... moren era that have validated our models of the solar interior and the details of supernova explosions, and may provide new insights into gamma ray bursts and the core of the Milky Way. It's both interesting and inspiring to read about the immense effort involved in discovering new science, and the determination of the scientists to ensure that their conclusions are correct, by resolutely investigating and eliminating all sources of error in their measurements. less

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