Cole, Leonard A
Chasing the Ghost : nobelist Fred Reines and the Nrutrino - Singapore World scientific 2021 - 283 p.
"A mixture of memoir and biography, Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino tells a deeply human story that appeals both to scientists and non-scientists. Although the book relates to the important discovery of neutrinos, it is more intimately about Fred Reines than the technical details of neutrino physics. Narrated in a fashion to interest and excite the reader, the science presented here is accessible to a broad audience. Coursing through Reines' life, his various challenges and encounters, the book reveals constants of his persona. Reines displayed a sustained consistency as a respected leader, admired by students and colleagues as a fount of big ideas and ambition. A continuing source of inspiration and motivation to others, his most basic consistency was his passion for science. The quest for knowledge about the wondrous universe is a profoundly human endeavor. Fred Reines' life and his unremitting scientific curiosity are emblematic of that truth"--
9789811231056 9789811231483
2021934123
Neutrinos
Physicists
Physics
United States
Nobel Prize winners
Reines, Frederick, 1918-1998
Neutrinos--Research
Nuclear energy--Research
530.092 / COL/C
Chasing the Ghost : nobelist Fred Reines and the Nrutrino - Singapore World scientific 2021 - 283 p.
"A mixture of memoir and biography, Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino tells a deeply human story that appeals both to scientists and non-scientists. Although the book relates to the important discovery of neutrinos, it is more intimately about Fred Reines than the technical details of neutrino physics. Narrated in a fashion to interest and excite the reader, the science presented here is accessible to a broad audience. Coursing through Reines' life, his various challenges and encounters, the book reveals constants of his persona. Reines displayed a sustained consistency as a respected leader, admired by students and colleagues as a fount of big ideas and ambition. A continuing source of inspiration and motivation to others, his most basic consistency was his passion for science. The quest for knowledge about the wondrous universe is a profoundly human endeavor. Fred Reines' life and his unremitting scientific curiosity are emblematic of that truth"--
9789811231056 9789811231483
2021934123
Neutrinos
Physicists
Physics
United States
Nobel Prize winners
Reines, Frederick, 1918-1998
Neutrinos--Research
Nuclear energy--Research
530.092 / COL/C