Interactions: A Journey Through the Mind of a Particle Physicist and the Matter of This World

by Sheldon L. Glashow, Ben Bova

A Nobel-laureate physicist describes his development as a scientist, and comments on the political and competitive aspects of the scientific community

Genres: Physics, Science, Biography

347 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1988

About the author

American theoretical physicist who, with Steven Weinberg and Abdus Salam, received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979 "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current".

Glashow was the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia. He and Stephen Weinberg were members of the same classes at the Bronx High School of Science, New York City (1950), and Cornell University (1954). Glashow received his Ph.D. in physics from Harvard University in 1959. He joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley in 1961 and returned to Harvard as a professor of physics in 1967.

He is known for:
Electroweak theory
Georgi–Glashow model
Criticism of Superstring theory

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[Paige McLoughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sheldon Glashow winner of the Nobel prize in 1979 with Steven Weinberg, and Abdus Salaam for there work in putting together the standard model of particle physics which a few years ago was further confirmed by the discover of the Higgs Boson at CERN tells the story of how this theory of 3 of the 4 forces electromagnetism, the strong force, the weak force but not gravity came together. He explains the particle physics picture up through the 1980s. I have seen most of this stuff before but it is nice to hear from someone present at creation.
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[Paige McLoughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sheldon Glashow winner of the Nobel prize in 1979 with Steven Weinberg, and Abdus Salaam for there work in putting together the standard model of particle physics which a few years ago was further confirmed by the discover of the Higgs Boson at CERN tells the story of how this theory of 3 of the 4 forces electromagnetism, the strong force, the weak force but not gravity came together. He explains the particle physics picture up through the 1980s. I have seen most of this stuff before but it is nice to hear from someone present at creation.

[Michael Plesser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must read for the undergraduate with aspirations of physics theory! A unique perspective on the historical development of particle physics given by one of the key players, with a charming but honest narrative and a wealth of anecdotes for the collector of miscellania obscura.

[Remo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maravilloso viaje por el mundo subatómico de uno de los ganadores del Nobel por el descubrimiento de la unificación electrodébil. SG es ameno y didáctico; no es el mejor divulgador, pero sí muy eficaz cuando el tema del que habla es tan interesante. Recomendable.

[Larry Gerovac · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the mind of a particle physicist. See how energy and particles interact while learning some history.

[Edd Marbello-Santrich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cuando lees el libro que justamente resume todo lo que te apasiona. Lo fundamental de la naturaleza, y cómo esta se comporta. Parece que todo tiende a ser elemental. El reto es llegar a lo esencial.

[agremon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recomendable para quien le guste la física.Una biografía más o menos de la vida profesional de Glashow. Es conveniente tener una base de conocimientos míima.