1. Much Ado About Nothing; 2. How Empty is an Atom?; 3. Space; 4. Waves in What?; 5. Travelling on a Light Beam; 6. The Cost of Free Space; 7. The Infinite Sea; 8. The Higgs Vacuum; 9. The New Void; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Frank Close, OBE, is Professor of Physics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Exeter College. He was formerly vice president of the British Association for Advancement of Science, Head of the Theoretical Physics Division at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Head of Communications and Public Education at CERN. He is the author of several books, including the best-selling Lucifer's Legacy, and was the winner of the Kelvin Medal of the Institute of Physics for his outstanding contributions to the public understanding of physics. His other books include Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction, The Cosmic Onion, The Particle Explosion, Too Hot to Handle, and The Particle Odyssey.
It covers very complicated concepts in a mostly accessible way. Lawrence Rudnick, Nature A fascinating subject covered by a fascinating book. Marcus Chown, Focus
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