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Dr. Tyson Klein is a quantum physicist who has dedicated his entire life to his research. At CERN, he analyses data generated by the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest and most powerful particle accelerator. Now, Ty believes he's found a pattern in its output. It looks like an organised data stream, being broadcast over what he calls a quantum radio. Could it be a signal from another universe? A message sent from the future? Or something else...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"An accelerator physicist's fascinating journey through the experiments that uncovered the nature of matter and made the modern world. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, many scientists believed that the project of physics was nearly complete, that there was little left to explore. But as the new century dawned, scientists with the drive to deepen their understanding began looking ever more closely at the atom, and as a result of their remarkable...
5) The neutrino
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Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Tells how the neutrino, an almost massless subatomic particle without a charge, was discovered and helped to explain the process of radioactive decay.
6) The proton
Author
Publisher
Rosen Pub. Group
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A look into the discovery of the most fundamental subatomic particle in nature, the proton, which determines why elements have different physical and chemical properties.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to pinpoint where humans fit in our ever-expanding universe. Explore scientific theories, some of which have never before been visualized on film, from the birth of the cosmos and solar system to the nature of black holes and exploding supernovas.
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Publisher
MIT Kids Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Before you finish reading this sentence, trillions upon trillions of neutrinos will have passed through your body. Not sure what a neutrino is? Get an up-close-and-personal introduction in this dazzling picture book from MIT Kids Press, told in lilting rhyme from the neutrino's point of view and filled with illustrations that swirl and splash the cosmos to life. Some of the smallest bits of matter known to exist--and they exist everywhere--neutrinos...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
"They were leaning over the edge of the unknown and afraid of what they would discover there: Meet the World War II female scientists who worked in the secret sites of the Manhattan Project. Recruited not only from labs and universities from across the United States but also from countries abroad, these scientists helped in -- and often initiated -- the development of the atomic bomb, taking starring roles in the Manhattan Project. In fact, their...
10) Marie Curie
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Publisher
VMB Publishers/White Start s.r.l
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Marie Curie My name is Marie Curie and I am the only scientist to have won Two Nobel Prizes in Two different categories. I became famous for my studies about radiation and its application in medicine. Follow my incredible story - Polish girl who dedicated her life to science.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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Draws from previously classified documents, unpublished manuscripts, private correspondence, and other sources to chronicle the events that surrounded the revocation of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer's security clearance in 1954, discussing the roles of physicist Edward Teller, Republican businessman Lewis Strauss, congressional assistant William Borden, and President Eisenhower.
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