OutofSight!:FromQuarkstoLivingCells

Thisbookisapopularintroductiontomodernnaturalscienceandprovidesaninsightintotheadvancedandexpensivetechnologythatisrequiredintheexplorationoftheuniversetoosmallfortheeyetosee.Thisisthedomainofthelivingcell,andevensmaller,thebasicbuildingblocksofallmatter:quarks,atomsandmolecules.Itispossiblewithmoderntechnologytoobtainimagesofobjectsassmallasanindividualatom.Itisevenpossibletoholdoneatominplaceandstudyitindividually.Thisbookwillexplain,innon-technicallanguage,howweobtainourknowledgeofthemicro-universe.Withthehelpofmanycleardiagrams,itgoesontodescribethestructureoflivingcells,ofatomsandmoleculesastheyarefoundineverydayobjects,aswellasinmoreexoticanddramaticformsofmatter,suchasantimatter,starsandblackholes.