M. Y. Han

Good read. Mostly about charges and the history of the discovery of the sub-structure of particles. While a basic overview was nice, it did not go into much detail about what the particles 'are' but rather how their charges interact (and then only so far as zero-sum rules were affected). I would have liked a more in depth look into how we come to the conclusions that the book offers. Some actual particle tracks that he alludes to would have been nice. It also became confusing when he described the strong force as being mediated by pions but then later as being mediated by gluons and the color force. A better explanation would have been nice. But overall, the book was good for beginners and was written in a down to earth way that I think even my mom might be able to read without her head exploding in a pile of goo.… (meer)