Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino

By Leonard A. Cole

Book Overview

A mixture of memoir and biography, Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino tells a deeply human story that appeals both to scientists and non-scientists. Although the book relates to the important discovery of neutrinos, it is more intimately about Fred Reines than the technical details of neutrino physics. Narrated in a fashion to interest and excite the reader, the science presented here is accessible to a broad audience. Coursing through Reines' life, his various challenges and encounters, the book reveals constants of his persona. Reines displayed a sustained consistency as a respected leader, admired by students and colleagues as a fount of big ideas and ambition. A continuing source of inspiration and motivation to others, his most basic consistency was his passion for science. The quest for knowledge about the wondrous universe is a profoundly human endeavor. Fred Reines' life and his unremitting scientific curiosity are emblematic of that truth.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811231486
• ISBN13: 9789811231483
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"