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The Tenth Dimension: An Informal History of High-Energy Physics
Looks at the history of elementary particle physics, and explains what these particles have revealed to scientists about the creation of the universe
164 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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October 21, 2025
ESPAÑOL: Este libro presenta una introducción interesante y profunda a la mayor parte de las cuestiones de la Física moderna: las partículas elementales y sus tranformaciones mutuas; los aceleradores de partículas; las cuatro fuerzas fundamentales; las leyes de conservación; los quarks; las grandes teorías unificadas; la relación entre la Física microscópica y la cosmología (dos campos que hoy poseen una frontera común); las teorías actuales sobre el origen del universo.
El enfoque del libro es histórico, pues presenta los diversos temas en el orden en que se descubrieron, con un encadenamiento correcto y ordenado. El autor demuestra su experiencia, tanto en el tema del libro como en el campo de la divulgación científica (ha publicado quince libros). Sin embargo, la profundidad que alcanza y la dificultad de la materia exigen del lector una atención constante y algún conocimiento previo, por lo que la obra puede considerarse de alta divulgación.
ENGLISH: This book provides an interesting and in-depth introduction to most of the topics in modern physics: elementary particles and their mutual transformations; particle accelerators; the four fundamental forces; conservation laws; quarks; grand unified theories; the relationship between microscopic physics and cosmology (two fields that today share a common boundary); and current theories about the origin of the universe.
The book's approach is historical, presenting the various topics in the order in which they were discovered, with a correct and orderly sequence. The author shows his experience, both in the subject of the book and in the field of scientific dissemination (he has published fifteen books). However, the depth and difficulty of the subject matter require the reader's constant attention and some prior knowledge, so this work can be considered high-level popularization.
El enfoque del libro es histórico, pues presenta los diversos temas en el orden en que se descubrieron, con un encadenamiento correcto y ordenado. El autor demuestra su experiencia, tanto en el tema del libro como en el campo de la divulgación científica (ha publicado quince libros). Sin embargo, la profundidad que alcanza y la dificultad de la materia exigen del lector una atención constante y algún conocimiento previo, por lo que la obra puede considerarse de alta divulgación.
ENGLISH: This book provides an interesting and in-depth introduction to most of the topics in modern physics: elementary particles and their mutual transformations; particle accelerators; the four fundamental forces; conservation laws; quarks; grand unified theories; the relationship between microscopic physics and cosmology (two fields that today share a common boundary); and current theories about the origin of the universe.
The book's approach is historical, presenting the various topics in the order in which they were discovered, with a correct and orderly sequence. The author shows his experience, both in the subject of the book and in the field of scientific dissemination (he has published fifteen books). However, the depth and difficulty of the subject matter require the reader's constant attention and some prior knowledge, so this work can be considered high-level popularization.
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August 23, 2023Divulgación? No lo creo 😭
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