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020 _a9780061723728 (hardback : acid free paper)
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100 1 _aRandall, Lisa.
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245 1 0 _aKnocking on heaven's door :
_bhow physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world /
_cLisa Randall.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bEcco,
_cc2011.
300 _axxi, 442 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [420]-425) and index.
505 0 _apt. I. Scaling reality. What's so small to you is so large to me ; Unlocking secrets ; Living in a material world ; Looking for answers -- pt. II. Scaling matter. The magical mystery tour ; "Seeing" is believing ; The edge of the universe -- pt. III. Machinery, measurements, and probability. One ring to rule them all ; The return of the ring ; Black holes that will devour the world ; Risky business ; Measurement and uncertainty ; The CMS and ATLAS experiments ; Identifying particles -- pt. IV. Modeling, predicting, and anticipating results. Truth, beauty, and other scientific misconceptions ; The Higgs boson ; The world's next top model ; Bottom-up versus top-down -- pt. V. Scaling the universe. Inside out ; What's so large to you is so small to me ; Visitors from the dark side -- pt. VI. Roundup. Think globally and act locally ; Conclusion.
520 _a"From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rousing defense of the role of science in our lives"--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aScience
_xSocial aspects.
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650 0 _aPhysics
_xSocial aspects.
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