Background
Gordon Fraser was born on February 23, 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
London, United Kingdom
In 1964 Gordon Fraser graduated from the Imperial College of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1967.
London, United Kingdom
In 1964 Gordon Fraser graduated from the Imperial College of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1967.
(This book explains the great discoveries, from the struct...)
This book explains the great discoveries, from the structure of the Universe to the most fundamental particles. It looks at the vast power of the latest particle accelerators that has uncovered the inner world of atoms. It takes us on the search for the beginning of space and time, revealing the dramatic findings of cosmology: black holes engulfing stars in whirlpools of collapsing matter, pulsars roaring out their signals at the edge of the visible Universe, and the faint echo of the Big Bang. The Search for Infinity gives insight into the greatest scientific questions of our time and the significance of the answers that have been found. It is a book for anyone who is curious about the nature of the world around them and fascinated by the great achievements of the human mind.
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1995
(Relating the story of the transatlantic struggle for subn...)
Relating the story of the transatlantic struggle for subnuclear domination, The Quark Machines: How Europe Fought the Particle Physics War, Second Edition covers the history, the politics, and the personalities of particle physics. Extensively illustrated with many original photographs of the key players in the field, the book sheds new light on the sovereignty issues of modern scientific research as well as the insights it has produced. Throughout the twentieth century, Europe and the United States have vied for supremacy of subnuclear physics. Initially, the advent of World War II and an enforced exodus of scientific talent from Europe boosted American efforts. Then, buoyed along by the need to develop the bomb and the ensuing distrust of the Cold War, the United States vaulted into a commanding role-a position it retained for almost fifty years. Throughout this period, each new particle accelerator was a major campaign, each new particle a battle won. With the end of the Cold War, U.S. preeminence evaporated and Europe retook the advantage. Now CERN, for four decades the spearhead of the European fightback, stands as the leading global particle physics center. Today, particle physics is at a turning point in its history-how well Europe retains its advantage remains to be seen.
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1997
(From the first attempts to split the atom to the discover...)
From the first attempts to split the atom to the discovery of the top quark, the 20th century has witnessed a revolution in basic physics. Probing successively smaller constituents of matter has also revealed the conditions present at the time of the Big Bang. In a series of essays by scientists who have been closely involved in this exciting research, The Particle Century describes the unprecedented advances in our understanding of the universe. The book covers major historical developments as well as current advances, including early accelerator physics, the rise of the Standard Model, new comprehension of the big bang theory, and the cutting edge of today's investigations. These essays add novel insight into the continuing efforts to unravel the deepest secrets of nature.
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1998
(This book introduces the world of antimatter without usin...)
This book introduces the world of antimatter without using technical language or equations. The author shows how the quest for symmetry in physics slowly revealed the properties of antimatter. When large particle accelerators came on line, the antimatter debris of collisions provided new clues on its properties. This is a fast-paced and lucid account of how science fiction became fact.
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2000
(Underpinning all the other branches of science, physics a...)
Underpinning all the other branches of science, physics affects the way we live our lives, and ultimately how life itself functions. Recent scientific advances have led to dramatic reassessment of our understanding of the world around us, and made a significant impact on our lifestyle. In this book, leading international experts, including Nobel prize winners, explore the frontiers of modern physics, from the particles inside an atom to the stars that make up a galaxy, from nano-engineering and brain research to high-speed data networks. Revealing how physics plays a vital role in what we see around us, this book will fascinate scientists of all disciplines, and anyone wanting to know more about the world of physics today.
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2006
(This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first ...)
This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first Muslim to win a Nobel Prize for Science (Physics 1979), who was nevertheless excommunicated and branded as a heretic in his own country. His achievements are often overlooked, even besmirched. Realizing that the whole world had to be his stage, he pioneered the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, a vital focus of Third World science which remains as his monument. A staunch Muslim, he was ashamed of the decline of science in the heritage of Islam, and struggled doggedly to restore it to its former glory. Undermined by his excommunication, these valiant efforts were doomed.
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2008
(It was no accident that the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb...)
It was no accident that the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb happened at the same time. When the Nazis came into power in 1933, their initial objective was not to get rid of Jews. Rather, their aim was to refine German culture: Jewish professors and teachers at fine universities were sacked. Atomic science had attracted a lot of Jewish talent, and as Albert Einstein and other quantum exiles scattered, they realized that they held the key to a weapon of unimaginable power. Convinced that their gentile counterparts in Germany had come to the same conclusion, and having witnessed what the Nazis were prepared to do, the exiles were afraid. They had to get to the Atomic Bomb first. The Nazis meanwhile had acquired a more pressing objective: their persecution of the Jews had evolved into extermination. Two dreadful projects - the Bomb and the Holocaust - became locked a grisly race.
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2012
Gordon Fraser was born on February 23, 1943 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
In 1964 Gordon Fraser graduated from the Imperial College of Science and Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1967.
Gordon Fraser was a journalist at the IPC Business Press (now TI Media) in London, England from 1970 to 1972. He was a self-employed publicist in London from 1972 to 1975. Fraser worked as an information officer at the Rutherford Laboratory in Chilton, England from 1975 to 1977. In 1977 he was appointed an editor at the CERN Courier in Geneva, Switzerland and worked until 2002. He was also a visiting lecturer in science communication at British universities.
(Relating the story of the transatlantic struggle for subn...)
1997(This book presents a biography of Abdus Salam, the first ...)
2008(From the first attempts to split the atom to the discover...)
1998(Underpinning all the other branches of science, physics a...)
2006(This book explains the great discoveries, from the struct...)
1995(This book introduces the world of antimatter without usin...)
2000(It was no accident that the Holocaust and the Atomic Bomb...)
2012On October 16, 1975 Gordon Fraser married Gillian Harbinson. They have two children: Nathalie, Benjamin.
