Beamtimes and Lifetimes

Beamtimes and Lifetimes
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 205
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ISBN-10 : 9780674044449
ISBN-13 : 0674044444
Rating : 4/5 (444 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Beamtimes and Lifetimes by : Sharon Traweek

Download or read book Beamtimes and Lifetimes written by Sharon Traweek and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the life of particle physicists, showing who these people are and what their world is really like. Traweek shows their similarities and differences, how their careers are shaped, how they interact with their colleagues and how their ideas about time and space shape their social structure.


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