Amazon Customer:
I am an advanced scientist, and I understood the atom well. This book is very clearly written, really a masterpiece. The illustrations are fantastic. It will go toward the top of my all-time favorites in science.
United States on Jun 19, 2023
Steven Post:
I so enjoy the descriptions and graphics from The Atom. I'm a degreed and discipline scientists and have consumed this book. Best read in a long time.
United States on Mar 28, 2023
joeb:
good clear explanation with pictures and diagrams
United Kingdom on Dec 13, 2022
Igo Hummaan:
This is one of the very few books of its kind that I've found and I'm glad I did. Since purchasing a couple years ago I've gone back to it at least three times and enjoyed it just as much if not more. This work provides a complete picture of the nature of atoms, with enough detail and well-thought-out visuals to truly help the reader understand the nature of things at the smallest levels of reality.
And exclusions of who-exactly-thought-of-what-first not withstanding, it also provides a useful summary of the basic historical findings which lead up to our current level of understanding. I don't know if any of today's high schools or junior high schools take advantage of books like this as part of their science curricula, but they absolutely should. So much better than a typical textbook in some ways. If I had had a book like this when I was that age I would've been totally capitvated by it and likely have made the choice to go into chemistry, physics, or molecular biology. Such is life and better late than never! Highly recommended.
(If after reading this book you'd like a current, text-only expansion of the ideas presented, but without going into...
United States on Apr 30, 2022
TEandTETEandTE:
India on Aug 15, 2021
Amazon Customer:
There's not much to dislike about The Atom. It's intelligent, well written, and communicates a difficult topic rather well. I think of this book as a DK physics book on atoms, protons, neutrons, & electrons for technically oriented adults. Only a few formulas. Lots of great pictures and diagrams. Typically 2 pages per topic spanning opposite pages, just like DK. Quantum theory often referenced to explain sub-atomic phenomena, but not enough to lose you or go astray. Challoner explains things you wouldn't expect. Ex: An MRI uses supercooled magnets to align the hydrogen atoms in your body, stimulate them to precession, and then record your emitted radio waves as the atoms resume random orientation. He actually makes sense of that in a few pages. He explains the periodic table in terms of its electron shells, and ties it to ion characteristics and covalent bonding. He ties a lot of difficult technical concepts together at a high level, and I think that is the main value of the book. If you can handle that all of reality is the interaction of 10 or 20 quantum fields, then this is the book for you.
United States on Mar 11, 2021
RayM:
Ideal for the enthusiast without the Math. A totally engrossing book for those that want a bed-side read where just a couple of pages of reading makes you feel you've expanded your knowledge. Extremally well illustrated to help you visualize the text. This is a marvelous introduction and I doubt there are many books out there that can deliver the subject in such a simple clear manner
United Kingdom on Dec 10, 2020
guy peloquin:
Magnifique bouquin. Tout le monde devrait lire ce livre. Il est une ouverture sur la science et une la démonstration de sa beauté et sa complexité, mais si bien vulgarisé. Magnifiquement illustré. Félicitations à l’auteur.
Canada on Dec 03, 2019
petey:
Nice book, bit too coffee table like for my tastes but still good.
Germany on Aug 01, 2019
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| ISBN-13 | 978-0262037365 | 978-0465036677 | |
| Item Weight | 1.91 pounds | 1.08 pounds | |
| Molecular Physics (Books) | Molecular Physics | ||
| Best Sellers Rank | #9 in Molecular Physics #27 in Nuclear Physics #76 in General Chemistry | #230 in Science for Kids #689 in Quantum Theory #30,153 in Unknown | |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 0.72 x 9.75 inches | 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.25 inches | |
| ISBN-10 | 026203736X | 0465036678 | |
| Nuclear Physics (Books) | Nuclear Physics | ||
| Hardcover | 192 pages | 384 pages | |
| General Chemistry | General Chemistry | ||
| Language | English | English | |
| Publisher | The MIT Press; Illustrated edition | Basic Books; 2nd Edition |
United States on Oct 28, 2023