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Particle accelerators : from big bang physics to Hadron therapy by Amaldi, Ugo;Hall, Geoffrey;La Rana, Adele is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Rather than focusing on the contributions of theoretical physicists to the understanding of the subatomic world and of the beginning of the universe - as most popular science books on particle physics do - this book is different in that, firstly, the main focus is on machine inventors and builders and, secondly, particle accelerators are not only described as discovery tools but also for their contributions to tumour diagnosis and therapy. The characters of well-known (e.g. Ernest Lawrence) and mostly unknown actors (e.g. Nicholas Christofilos) are outlined, including many colourful quotations. The overall picture supports the author’s motto: “Physics is beautiful __and__ useful”. Advance appraisal: __“Accelerators go all the way from the unique and gargantuan Large Hadron Collider to thousands of smaller versions in hospitals and industry. Ugo Amaldi has experience across the range. He has worked at CERN and has for many years been driving the application of accelerators in medicine. This is a must-read introduction to this frontier of modern technology, written beautifully by a world expert.”__ Frank Close, Professor of Physics at Oxford University author of "__The Infinity Puzzl

Who reads Particle accelerators : from big bang physics to Hadron therapy?

Author

Amaldi, Ugo;Hall, Geoffrey;La Rana, Adele

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319088716

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Medical, Physics