The Fermi solution

by Hans Christian Von Baeyer

From acclaimed science writer Hans Christian von Baeyer, the National Magazine Award - winning author of Taming the Atom, comes a magnificently written book that is a spectacular journey through the workings of the universe and into the minds of the creators of the twentieth-century-world picture, from the legendary geniuses, such as Albert Einstein, Werner Heisenberg, and Richard Feynman, to the current generation of scientists who follow in their footsteps. The Fermi Solution is a collection of dramatic tales bristling with subplots, vivid characters, and suspenseful twists and turns. Its subjects range across the spectrum of physical science, from the monumental - the Superconducting Super Collider and the Big Bang - to the enigmatic, such as crystals with impossible structures and the quest for the absolute zero of temperature. The drama of scientific research, the thoughts and feelings of its practitioners, the thrill of discovery, and the indomitable human urge to conquer the unk