Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos

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Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos
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First edition
Author Isaac Asimov
Country United States
Language English
Subject Physics
Published May 31, 1991
Publisher Dutton Adult
Media type Print
Pages 319 pp.
ISBN 978-0525249900

Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos is a non-fiction book by Isaac Asimov. It was initially published on May 31, 1991 by Dutton Adult.

Overview

In it, Asimov presents the atom and subatomic particles in a historical context, beginning with Democritus's original thought experiments and theory of atomism, and ending with then-current knowledge of the fundamental particles.[1]

Contents

The book is separated into twelve chapters, plus the index.

Chapter Subject
One Matter
Two Light
Three Electrons
Four Nuclei
Five Isotopes
Six Neutrons
Seven Breakdowns
Eight Antimatter
Nine Neutrinos
Ten Interactions
Eleven Quarks
Twelve The Universe

See also

References

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  • Isaac Asimov, D. F. Bach, Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos, Plume; Reprint edition (August 1, 1992), ISBN 0-452-26834-6

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