QUARKS: FRONTIERS IN ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS

by Y. Nambu

The book explains in a precise and complete manner how elementary particle physics has evolved over the past 50 years. The historical development of the ideas that have shaped our thinking about the ultimate constituents of matter is traced out. The author has been associated with some of the originators of elementary particle theory and has made significant contributions to the field. Here, he gives a first-person description of some of the main developments leading to our present view of the universe.

Genres: Science, Physics

240 pages, Hardcover

Published May 1, 1985

Reviews

[Ami Iida · Rating 5 out of 5]

He's the leader of quarks and Nobel physicist.

[Dawith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book, but I wouldn't suggest this to SF fans and casual science readers. Not only this book includes some of the most intricate and difficult (I'd call it that way) topic of science, but it is written in a way that doesn't really regard the general public all that much. To give an example, it doesn't put much easy-word explanations on its contents. Some very hard things are given with explanations based in less-very-hard things; I'd say it's still above the standard of an average reader. However, if you indeed have a profound interest and knowledge in science, I'm sure it won't be too much of struggle to read it. I'd say it's a not bad one to start or deepen your knowledge on particle physics.