Gardner, Martin, 1914-
The new ambidextrous universe : symmetry and asymmetry from mirror reflections to superstrings /
Martin Gardner.
- 3rd rev. ed.
- New York, NY : W.H. Freeman, c1990.
- xiv, 392 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
Rev. ed. of: The ambidextrous universe. 2nd rev., updated ed. 1979.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 350-353) and index.
Discusses symmetry and asymmetry in natural laws, and matter and antimatter in the surrounding world and into the universe.
Young Adult Follett Library Resources.
ISBN: 0716720922 : $18.00 0716720930
LCCN: 89023610
Subjects--Topical Terms: Parity nonconservation. Particles (Nuclear physics) Symmetry (Physics) Parity nonconservation. Particles (Nuclear physics) Symmetry (Physics)
LC Class. No.: QC793.3.S9 / G37 1990
Dewey Class. No.: 539.7/2