Read article 'The Human Condition: Reality, Science and History'
The Human Condition: Reality, Science and History
Renowned accelerator physicist Gregory Loew has written an insightful book of truly ambitious scope, writes our reviewer.
Read article 'The Human Condition: Reality, Science and History'
Read article 'Fiction, in theory'
Fiction, in theory
French actor Irène Jacob's novel is an intimate portrait of life as the daughter of a renowned theoretical physicist, writes James Gillies.
Read article 'Rolf Widerøe: a giant in the history of accelerators'
Rolf Widerøe: a giant in the history of accelerators
Aashild Sørheim's book presents new documentary evidence on the wartime life of an engineer who had a seminal impact on accelerator physics, writes Kurt Hübner.
Read article 'A unique exercise in scientific diplomacy'
A unique exercise in scientific diplomacy
Michel Claessens’ new book ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor unfolds 40 years of the history of nuclear fusion, says Lucio Rossi.
Read article 'Einstein and Heisenberg: The Controversy over Quantum Physics'
Einstein and Heisenberg: The Controversy over Quantum Physics
Peter Jenni reviews Konrad Kleinknecht's new book on the interwoven stories of two giants of twentieth century physics.
Read article 'Maxwell’s enduring legacy'
Maxwell’s enduring legacy
Malcom Longair has written a monumental account of the Cavendish Laboratory.
Read article 'ATLAS – A 25 Year Insider Story of the LHC Experiment'
ATLAS – A 25 Year Insider Story of the LHC Experiment
117 authors collaborated to write on diverse aspects of the ATLAS project.
Read article 'Taking the temperature of collider calorimetry'
Taking the temperature of collider calorimetry
Michele Livan and Richard Wigmans have written an up-to-date introduction to both the fundamental physics and the technical parameters.
Read article 'The Weil conjectures'
The Weil conjectures
Karen Olsson's book tours the lives of Simone Weil and her brother, the noted mathematician André Weil.
Read article 'The consolations of physics'
The consolations of physics
Tim Radford's new book is a celebration of the best in humanity, built around the successes of CERN, LIGO and most of all the Voyager mission, says James Gillies.
