The Wizard of Quarks: A Fantasy of Particle Physics

Gilmore, Robert

ISBN 10: 0387950710 / ISBN 13: 9780387950716

Published by Copernicus, 2000

About this Item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Copernicus, 2001. What better way to learn Quantum Physics than with a retelling of The Wizard of Oz? 202 pages with Index, 6-1/2 x 9-1/2 . The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Jacket has been protected with a clear, removable cover. Jacket has one short closed tear at the top right back corner, about 1/4 long, and one small dot of a stain on the back panel about 1/4 across - see photos. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. Binding is tight and square. The attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.

Seller Inventory # 23-09624

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Wizard of Quarks: A Fantasy of Particle Physics
• Publisher: Copernicus
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387950710
• ISBN 13: 9780387950716
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fantasy
  • Science
  • Humor

About this title

Synopsis

Get ready to take another fantastic journey with physicist and author Robert Gilmore, this time with Dorothy, following the yellow building block road through the land of the Wizard of Quarks. Using characters and situations based on the universally known story, The Wizard of Oz, we learn along the way about the fascinating world of particle physics. Classes of particles, from quarks to leptons are shown in ab atomic garden, where atoms and molecules are produced; see how Dorothy, The Tin Geek, and the Cowardly Lion experience the bizarre world of subatomic particles. Thousands of readers who were delighted by the adventures and science content of "Alice in Quantumland" are in for another treat, with the prose and illustrations of Robert Gilmore.

Review

From the reviews:

"Gilmore is keenly aware that his field often proves daunting for those on the outside looking in. To counter this problem, he commandeers children¿s stories to help impart the concepts that drive modern physics." SCIENCE NEWS