Neutrino Hunters
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Get ready for an adventure into the highly intriguing world of neutrinos and the scientists who dedicate their lives to finding them! In “Neutrino Hunters,” Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana takes readers on a thrilling journey, exploring the incredibly small particles that can unravel some of the biggest mysteries of the universe. Neutrinos, the elusive and difficult-to-pin-down bits of matter, can reveal a lot about our planet and the universe as a whole – from the inner workings of our planet to the secrets of the Big Bang. Ray Jayawardhana tells the story of the pioneers in neutrino research, including sharp-witted theorists Wolfgang Pauli and Ettore Majorana, and the dynamic dream team of Marie and Pierre Curie. Scientists of today who have caught the neutrino bug are also featured, and their experiments take readers from a working nickel mine in Ontario to a bay on the South China Sea. With a captivating saga of scientific discovery, Jayawardhana reveals why the next decade of neutrino hunting will redefine how we think about physics, cosmology, and our lives on earth.