Facts Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics | Date: 15 April 2011, 15:55
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... students and researchers in elementary particle physics should seriously consider having this book in their personal library, partly to be able to look at the many pictures and brief biographies of their favorite elementary particle physicists, and partly to learn Veltman's incisive thinking on obscure or unsettled areas in particle physics ... there are plenty of popular books on dark matter, dark energy, black holes, and cosmology, but relatively few straightforward yet fascinating popular books on elementary particle physics, so in this sense Veltman's book is exactly what is needed. -- American Journal of Physics
... the wonderful feature of the book is that it should be extremely useful to almost anyone with an interest in this field, ranging from high school students and interested laypersons to physicists in other fields. Enthusiastically recommended as an addition to any library. -- Choice
All JSE readers, from the merely curious to the expert in the field of modern particle physics, should read this book ... For the layman, the book is very readable and fascinating. For the expert, it is just plain fun ... I would strongly recommend it to theoretical physics graduate students, even though they may be familiar with much of the content. Like other points of a fine jewel not seen before, Veltman's engaging style of writing will remind students of the value of looking at physics through another's well-trained eye. His style will also pique the layman's interest in the most fundamental discoveries of physics in modern times. -- Journal of Scientific Exploration
As an original scientist with decided views on matters, the author provides us with define insights into the conceptual framework and history of elementary particle physics. The whole book is enlivened by a series of vignettes, with photographs, including potted biographies of important participants in this part of science or personal recollections of them. -- Mathematical Reviews
I greatly enjoyed finally reading a book that goes into the details I always wanted ... Veltman has the courage to try a deeper level about what we understand and what is simply fact ... Even if you have read books popularizing physics before, you have to read this one ... -- CERN Courier
It is perceptive, thought-provoking, and unfailingly original. The sketches of physicists who built our perception of the `facts and mysteries' adds an appealing human touch. -- Chris Quigg, Fermi National Accelerator Labs
Perceptive, thought-provoking, and unfailingly original. -- Chris Quigg Fermi National Accelerator Labs
Students and lay people will find Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics superbly enlightening. -- SirReadaLot.org
The author's clear and transparent explanation of the abstract theories of quantum mechanics and special relativity without using any mathematics makes the book very impressive ... The book also contains many thumbnail sketches with pictures of particle physics personalities including contemporaries as seen through the eyes of the author. -- Zentralblatt MATH
Veltman gives an excellent impression of how science works and how the desire to penetrate into the unknown is what fires the enthusiasm of scientists. He also manages to explain the most abstract intricacies of particle theory without using any mathematics whatsoever ... I can fully recommend this book to students and interested lay readers, who will gain a fascinating insight into the sub-nuclear world -- from a theoretical experimental and personal point of view. -- Physics World
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