The Forbes.com article, China’s Biggest Bang, A Supercollider Twice The Size Of CERN’s, discusses the potential plan for a supercollider to be constructed in China. Author Casey Hall touches on the logistics, budget, and impact of the potential supercollider in China. To give readers more of an idea of the impact the supercollider would have on the physical science field, Hall says, According to “From…
“From the Great Wall…” gets reviewed by Quantum Diaries Survivor blog
Tommaso Dorigo, a CERN particle physicist based at the University of Padua reviewed “From the Great Wall to the Great Collider” on his blog, “A Quantum Diaries Survivor”. Here’s an excerpt from the review: The book is quite readable and understandable by non‑experts, and if you are interested to see how a big project is conceived and…
Author S.T. Yau interviews with Physics Today
Yau discusses collider project and inspiration for newly published book, From the Great Wall to the Great Collider. Interview conducted by Jermey N.A. Matthews of Physics Today, published April 11, 2016. Read full interview here Buy the book here Excerpts of the interview below: Physics Today: Can you describe your connection to the collider project…
Physics Today reviews From the Great Wall to the Great Collider
From the Great Wall to the Great Collider book review highlights from the April 2016 issue of Physics Today are below. “Beautifully written… abstract physical principles are intertwined with pertinent stories of their discoveries, which makes reading the book an enjoyable, engaging experience.” “…suitable for students and professionals in any field of physics who want to…
“From the Great Wall…” listed as finalist in Foreward Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award
Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalists for 2015 were announced March 7, 2016. “From the Great Wall to the Great Collider” landed a spot as a finalist in the Science category. Click here to see From the Great Wall to the Great Collider on the list! Click here to buy the book!
“From the Great Wall…” reviewed by FOREWORD Reviews
From the Great Wall to the Great Divider reviewed on Feb. 2, 2016 by Scott Neufer from Foreword Reviews. Read excerpts from the review below, and click here for the full review. “Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau brilliantly connect the dots between the Higgs discovery and China’s ongoing plans to build the world’s largest, most…
Authors Win 2016 PROSE Award
Yau and Nadis Win 2016 American Publishers Award for Best Book in Physics and Chemistry. The 2016 PROSE Awards winners were announced February 4, 2016 at the PROSE Awards Luncheon in Washington, DC. From the PROSE website: “The PROSE Awards annually recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books,…
From the Great Wall to the Great Collider co-author interview and discussion available online to listeners.
Steve Nadis, co-author of From the Great Wall to the Great Collider, discusses with Dr. Heather Goldstone information from the new title, and concerns of particle colliders, Higgs Boson, and the Large Hadron Collider. Interview recorded from Monday, Jan. 11, 2015 on WCAI, a local NPR station in Massachusetts. Listen here.
Great Collider authors’ interview on new title with local NPR station (WCAI) airs Monday, January 11
Tune in Monday, January 11 (around 9:40 am) when local NPR station WCAI (Cape, the Coast and the Islands) hosts From the Great Wall to the Great Collider authors Steve Nadis and Shing-Tung Yau. Living Lab on the Point producer Dr. Heather Goldstone will interview the authors on the new title, the description of what Higgs Boson…
Harvard Magazine reviews Great Collider in Jan/Feb 2016 issue
Harvard Magazine reviews From the Great Wall to the Great Collider in the January-February 2016 issue under the Off the Shelf: Recent books with Harvard Connections section. An excerpt of the review: “A meditation on the mathematics and physics of discovering the elemental particles of the universe.” — Harvard Magazine The full review…
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