The Hunting of the Quark: A True Story of Modern Physics

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Simon & Schuster, 1987 - Science - 399 pages
One of this century's most revolutionary discoveries, this is the story of the 20-year search for the quark--the particle inside the proton and neutron components of the atom's nucleus which constitutes the fundamental basis for all life and matter.

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PROLOGUE
9
DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
15
THE PARTICLE KINGDOM
42
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