I finished this book back at the one of October 2017, but wanted to get it up on the blog. I’ll be adding more and more of my previous books and reviews as time permits.
Let me start with my truth in advertising statement: I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I have to start by saying that if advanced particle physics shuns you away from a read like this, you need to forget that misconception and give this a shot. It’s written in a manner that allows someone with only a basic knowledge of particle physics to understand the history of the field, and where it’s going. It doesn’t make you feel dumb...it defines concepts and principals with enough rigor that you get it, but doesn’t push you through a crash course in the subject from MIT.
I really enjoyed this book. I didn’t expect to like it so much honestly, but I will buy a hard copy for myself. One of the defining qualities of this book, for me, is that it shows the labor of love that the “hands on” team, not just physicists and astronomers, had and what they endured to make this a success. These guys achieved something phenomenal for any climate, much less the South Pole.
Stories like this really continue to fuel my desire for a career change to Astronomy.
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