The Matter of Everything av Suzie Sheehy

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BLACKWELLS'' BOTM A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: <i>NEW SCIENTIST</i> * WATERSTONES * <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i><b>''A splendid idea, vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously¿</b> PHILIP PULLMAN<b>''A rich history of beautiful discoveries'' </b>ROBIN INCE<b>''An all-action thriller, laced with some of the most profound ideas humans have ever had¿ </b>BRIAN ENOHow did a piece of gold foil completely change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of cosmic rays? How do we know all that we know about the world today?It¿s not simply because we have the maths ¿ it¿s because we have done the experiments.Accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy introduces us to the creative and curious people who, through a combination of genius, tenacity and luck, staged the groundbreaking experiments of the twentieth century. From the serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory, to the scientists trying to prove Einstein wrong (and inadvertently proving h