BLACKWELLS' BOTM | A 2022 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: NEW SCIENTIST * WATERSTONES * SUNDAY TIMES
'A splendid idea vividly carried out: I enjoyed this book enormously' PHILIP PULLMAN 'A rich
history of beautiful discoveries' ROBIN INCE 'An all-action thriller laced with some of the
most profound ideas humans have ever had' BRIAN ENO How did a piece of gold foil completely
change our understanding of atoms? What part did a hot air balloon play in the discovery of
cosmic rays? How do we know all that we know about the world today? It's not simply because we
have the maths - it's because we have done the experiments. Accelerator physicist Suzie Sheehy
introduces us to the creative and curious people who through a combination of genius tenacity
and luck staged the groundbreaking experiments of the twentieth century. From the
serendipitous discovery of X-rays in a German laboratory to the scientists trying to prove
Einstein wrong (and inadvertently proving him right) The Matter of Everything takes us on a
journey through the history of experiments that transformed our world.
