About this book
Summary
The late 19th century was a period of unprecedented scientific ferment, a time when the seemingly solid foundations of classical physics were being probed and, in some cases, found to be less immutable than once believed. The atom, long considered the fundamental, indivisible building block of matter—a concept championed by John Dalton and so elegantly explaining the laws of chemical combination—was beginning to show signs of internal complexity. The work of Michael Faraday had already hinted at the deep connection between electricity and matter, suggesting that electrical forces were intimately involved in the very structure of atoms. These intellectual currents converged in the experimental investigations of cathode rays, a phenomenon that would soon lead to a discovery that would irrevocably alter our understanding of matter: the electron.Book information
Genre
Philosophy, Science and Nature
Length
15 hrs 36 mins
Publish date
Feb 4, 2026
Language
English
About the Author
Raphael Wolftone Quinlivan Masters
Table of Contents
1The God Particle by
9Chapter 8: The Eightfold Way and the Quark Model
2Chapter 1: Early Conceptions
10Chapter 9: Quantum Chromodynamics: The Strong Force
3Chapter 2: The Atom Takes Shape: Early Modern Discoveries
11Chapter 10: The Electroweak Force: Unifying Forces
4Chapter 3: The Electron and the Nuclear Atom
12Chapter 11: The Standard Model: A Triumph of Physics
5Chapter 4: Quantum Leaps: The Dawn of Quantum Mechanics
13Chapter 12: The Elusive Higgs Boson: The 'God Particle
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