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Lectures on Accelerator Physics

Alex Chao has written a lucid and insightful presentation of the principles behind the workings of modern accelerators, says our reviewer.

Calculating the curiosity windfall

The Economics of Big Science features 18 contributions that bring the interconnectedness of fundamental science and economics into focus.

The Science of Learning Physics

José Mestre and Jennifer Docktor offer readers evidence-based strategies to optimise university-level physics teaching.

The hitchhiker’s guide to weak decays

Andrzej Buras’s new book, Gauge Theory of Weak Decays, is an indispensable travel guide to unexplored territory in weak decays, writes our reviewer.

A day with particles

An independent film by three ATLAS physicists is gaining recognition at independent film festivals worldwide.

Scientific journeys of a “Sputnik kid”

Frederick Dylla's debut book puts a multidisciplinary historical perspective on the actors and events that shaped science.

The Mirror Trap

Simon Watt's performance gives the audience a chance to experiment with the psychology of self-identity and explore the interpretations of quantum mechanics, writes our reviewer.

To Russia with love

Frank Close's new book on nuclear spy Klaus Fuchs offers a poignant insight into a formative time for the field, writes our reviewer.

How to find a Higgs boson

Ivo van Vulpen’s popular book isn’t an airy pamphlet cashing in on the 2012 discovery, but a realistic representation of what it’s like to be a particle physicist.