{"product_id":"truman-talleyisbn-9780452268340","title":"Truman Talley","description":"“Amazing… If you’ve been searching for a basic text on how the atom works, this is it.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A masterpiece.”—\u003ci\u003eOmni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The legendary Isaac Asimov starts what is perhaps the most fascinating of all his books with a simple query: how finely can a piece of matter be divided? But like many simple questions, this one leads us on a far-flung quest for a final answer, a search that becomes a series of beautifully structured building blocks of knowledge. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e It begins with the earliest speculations and investigations by the Greeks and Romans, and then, step by step and century by century, it traces the path of discovery that revealed more and more of the nature of the atom, of light, of gravity, of the electromagnetic force—and even the nature and structure of the universe. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAtom\u003c\/i\u003e also encompasses such phenomena as light and electricity; the protons, neutrons and quarks that are the fundamental units of the universe; hard-to-observe “anti-particles”; and other strange bits of matter that challenge our assumptions about the very nature of space and time. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtom\u003c\/i\u003e is the only book of its kind, by the renowned author whose genius for bringing clarity and excitement to complex subjects has made him the most celebrated science author of our time.\u003cb\u003eChapter One: Matter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDividing Matter\u003cbr\u003eElements\u003cbr\u003eAtomism Triumphant\u003cbr\u003eThe Reality of Atoms\u003cbr\u003eThe Differences Among Atoms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Two: Light\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParticles and Waves\u003cbr\u003eThe Four Phenomena\u003cbr\u003eCombining the Phenomena\u003cbr\u003eExtending the Spectrum\u003cbr\u003eDividing Energy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Three: Electrons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDividing Electricity\u003cbr\u003eCathode-Ray Particles\u003cbr\u003eX Rays\u003cbr\u003eElectrons and Atoms\u003cbr\u003eElectrons and Quanta\u003cbr\u003eWaves and Particles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Four: Nuclei\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbing the Atom\u003cbr\u003ePositively Charged Particles\u003cbr\u003eAtomic Numbers\u003cbr\u003eSpectral Lines\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Five: Isotopes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Energy\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Varieties\u003cbr\u003eHalf-Lives\u003cbr\u003eStable Nuclear Varieties\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Six: Neutrons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProtons and Electrons\u003cbr\u003eProtons and Neutrons\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Reactions\u003cbr\u003eArtificial Isotopes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Seven: Breakdowns\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMass Defect\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Fission\u003cbr\u003eNuclear Fusion\u003cbr\u003eBreakdown Particles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eight: Antimatter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAntiparticles\u003cbr\u003eCosmic Rays\u003cbr\u003eParticle Accelerators\u003cbr\u003eBaryons\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Nine: Neutrinos\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaving the Laws of Conservation\u003cbr\u003eDetecting the Antineutrino\u003cbr\u003eDetecting the Neutrino\u003cbr\u003eOther Leptons\u003cbr\u003eUnstable Particles\u003cbr\u003eNeutrino Varieties\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Ten: Interactions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Strong Interaction\u003cbr\u003eThe Weak Interaction\u003cbr\u003eThe Electroweak Interaction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Eleven: Quarks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Hadron Zoo\u003cbr\u003eInside Hadrons\u003cbr\u003eQuantum Chromodynamics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter Twelve: The Universe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mystery of the Missing Mass\u003cbr\u003eThe End of the Universe\u003cbr\u003eThe Beginning of the Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003eIsaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly 50 years. 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