The second kind of impossible : the extraordinary quest for a new form of matter
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2019].
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781476729923, 1476729921, 9781476729930, 147672993X
Physical Desc
viii, 387 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits, charts, facsimiles ; 22 cm
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Books
530.41 STEI
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530.41 STEI
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, [2019].
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781476729923, 1476729921, 9781476729930, 147672993X
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"In an intriguing blend of science and international adventure ... a Princeton professor of physics and astrophysics takes readers on a wild ride in search of a new kind of matter. The author's hunt for a rare crystal structure, once thought impossible, begins in the early 1980s, when he proposed the existence of "quasicrystals" with a unique property called "five-fold symmetry." Months of making paper models and Styrofoam-and-pipe cleaner "arts-and-craft" projects showed how minerals might form such crystals, and despite scoffing from luminaries such as Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, one scientist managed to grow a quasicrystal in 1987. But could quasicrystals exist in nature? The quest takes Steinhardt from Princeton University to Florence, Italy, and ultimately to a remote mountain range in the rugged, bear- and mosquito-infested wilds of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. The author's opening discussion of crystallography basics, "cubatic" matter" and Penrose tiling demands close attention, but the second half of the book is full of intrigue and adventure, culminating with the epic Kamchatka journey." --Publishers Weekly
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Steinhardt, P. J. (2019). The second kind of impossible: the extraordinary quest for a new form of matter (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steinhardt, Paul J.. 2019. The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steinhardt, Paul J.. The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter Simon & Schuster, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Steinhardt, Paul J.. The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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