Matter: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Geoff CottrellSeries:Very Short IntroductionsPublish date:2019-05-28Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198806547ISBN-10:019880654XUPC:9780198806547Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:PhysicsBook Topic:Nuclear, Atomic & MolecularSize:6.80 x 4.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC8M65WEBD
Matter: A Very Short Introduction
What is matter? Matter is the stuff from which we and all the things in the world are made. Everything around us -- from desks, to books, to our own bodies -- are made of atoms, which are small enough that a million of them can fit across the breadth of a human hair. Inside every atom is a tiny nucleus and orbiting the nucleus is a cloud of electrons. The nucleus is made out of protons and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780198806547ISBN-10:019880654XUPC:9780198806547Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:PhysicsBook Topic:Nuclear, Atomic & MolecularSize:6.80 x 4.30 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.2998Product ID:SC8M65WEBD
Geoff Cottrell obtained his PhD in Radio Astronomy at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge University. After researching contact electrification of solidified rare gases near the absolute zero of temperature at UMIST in Manchester, he joined the UKAEA Culham Laboratory, working on the Joint European Torus (JET) experiment, where he became Session Leader. He observed a new form of super-thermal...
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