Beamtimes and Lifetimes: World of High Energy Physicists by Sharon Traweek

By Sharon Traweek

the original breed of particle physicists constitutes a group of subtle mythmakers--explicators of the character of topic who without end regulate our perspectives of house and time. yet who're those humans? what's their international relatively like? Sharon Traweek, a daring and unique observer of tradition, opens the door to this strange area and gives us a glimpse into the interior sanctum.

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