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The Particle Odyssey
Professor Frank Close, OBE is a
particle physicist and broadcaster. He
spent several years working at CERN,
home to the largest particle
accelerator in the world. He is the
author of a number of popular science
books, including
Too Hot to Handle
and
Lucifer’s Legacy
(OUP 2000).
Michael Marten is Founder and
Director of the Science Photo Library,
and author of a number of illustrated
books, including
The New Astronomy
(CUP 2000).
Dr Christine Sutton is a physicist and
broadcaster, based at Oxford
University. She is on the board of the
British Association for the
Advancement of Science and in 2001
was awarded the European Physical
Society’s first Outreach Award.
 The Particle Odyssey
A Journey to the Heart of the Matter
Frank Close, Michael Marten, Christine Sutton
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