Voyage to the Heart of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment at CERN (Pop-Up Books (Papadakis)) [Hardcover]

Emma Sanders (Author), Anton Radevsky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2010 | Series: Pop-Up Books (Papadakis)

In this unique collaboration between CERN and renowned paper engineer Anton Radevsky, 7000 tonnes of metal, glass, plastic, cables and computer chips leap from the page in miniature pop-up, to tell the story of CERN's quest to understand the birth of the universe. Protons, travelling at nearly the speed of light, collide within the heart of the ATLAS detector, sending out showers of debris to recreate 40 million times a second the conditions that existed millionths of a second after the Big Bang, the event that set our universe in motion. Now all ages can join the ATLAS experiment on this fascinating journey to the beginnings of the universe in this astonishing pop-up book.

Editorial Reviews

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The Large Hadron Collider leaps off the page. (Wired )

[The book] neatly combines the two reasons why the LHC makes people go 'wow': the exotic sounding physics [...] and the sheer magnificence of the machinery itself. (The Times )

Among popular books about particle physics, this one stands out - quite literally. (New Scientist )

Each pop-out genuinely illuminates the workings of the detector and the interactions of the particles it hopes to find. (Nature )

About the Author

Anton Radevsky is a pop-up engineer and illustrator and lives in Sofia, Bulgaria. His previous books include The Modern Architecture Pop-Up Book, The Pop-Up Book Of Space Craft and The Wild West Pop-Up Book. Emma Sanders is the head of Microcosm, CERN's museum of particle physics in Geneva, Switzerland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 8 pages
• Publisher: Papadakis Dist A C; Pop edition (October 16, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906506124
• ISBN-13: 978-1906506124
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #12 in Books > Science & Math > Experiments, Instruments & Measurement > Scientific Instruments
  • #21 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Nuclear Physics > Particle Physics
  • #94 in Books > Science & Math > Reference

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5.0 out of 5 stars Voyage to the Heart of Matter: The ATLAS Experimint at CERN (Pop-up Books), June 11, 2011

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This review is from: Voyage to the Heart of Matter: The ATLAS Experiment at CERN (Pop-Up Books (Papadakis)) (Hardcover)

The Large Hadron Collider(LHC)is a particle accelerator located near Geneva, Switzerland, constructed by CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research.) An international team of physicists is using it to study subatomic particles, and their research will expand our understanding of both the subatomic world and of the Universe itself. This intricately-constructed pop-up book (paper engineering by Anton Radevsky)should help in understanding the experiments that are being conducted in a facility that is off-limits to the general public. Going through the book, one even has to do some of the construction using the paper components, and this helps in understanding the actual creating of the atom smasher. This is a pop-up book for learning and study. The subject is so complex that I know I will go back to the book many times before I feel even remotely informed, but Sarah Roberts, the Project Coordinator, has done such a good job on the manner of presentation that I know I'll eventually reach my goal.