Nothing: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

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Close, Frank

 
9780199225866: Nothing: A Very Short Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0199225869 ISBN 13: 9780199225866
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2009

Synopsis

A lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural superstitions to the frontiers of current research, revealing how scientists have explored the void

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About the Author

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 (OUP, 2000), 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 Particle Explosion (1987), End (1988), Too Hot to Handle (1991), and The Particle Odyssey (OUP, 2002). In 2013 Professor Close was awarded the Royal Society Michael Faraday Prize for communicating science.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0199225869
ISBN 13 
9780199225866
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
176