{"product_id":"breakthrough-by-marcus-chown-9780571366712","title":"Breakthrough","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Marcus Chown rocks!' - Brian May\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow does it feel to know something about the universe that no one has ever known before? And why is mathematics so good at revealing nature's secrets?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the scientists who, using mathematics, predicted the existence of unknown planets, black holes, invisible force fields, ripples in the fabric of space-time, unsuspected subatomic particles, and even antimatter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe journey from prediction to proof transports us from seats of learning in Paris and Cambridge to the war-torn Russian front, to bunkers beneath nuclear reactors, observatories in Berlin and California, and huge tunnels under the Swiss-French border. From electromagnetism to Einstein's gravitational waves to Wolfgang Pauli's elusive neutrino, acclaimed science writer Marcus Chown takes us on a breathtaking, mind-altering tour of the major breakthroughs of modern physics and highlights science's central mystery: its astonishing predictive power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for Marcus Chown:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'What good popular science writing is all about.' - Jim Al-Khalili\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Pretty wonderful.' - Richard Dawkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Entertaining and at times mind-boggling.' - \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46799660941548,"sku":"9780571366712","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11343233482391.jpg?v=1757243117","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/breakthrough-by-marcus-chown-9780571366712","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}