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Quarks, Leptons, and the Big Bang, by Jonathan AlldayI'd read plenty about particle physics before, but I think it was only after reading that book that I really felt like I understood it. That really got me interested again. It presents all the particles and their interactions very clearly, with some very humourous footnotes. In fact, it got me so interested that I ended up applying for, and getting, a fellowship at CERN. I wrote to Jonathan Allday to thank him and he was nice enough to send me some of a new book he's working on. I just checked Amazon and noticed there's a new book by him coming out soon, called Quantum Reality, so I assume that's it. I'll have to order it.
It was quite difficult to find his email address, since the one in the preface of the first edition of the book (the one I have) does not work any more, but I eventually found an email address online for a place he doesn't work at any more but could still get mail from. Then when I replied to his reply, it bounced, so I resent it to the address in the preface of the second edition of the book, and I am not sure if he got it. Jonathan Allday, if you're reading this... email me and exclaim what a strange coincidence it is that you're reading this. Because I don't know why you'd end up at my web page unless you're vanity searching. Are you vanity searching? If a physicist looks at himself in a half-silvered mirror, he's both vain and not vain at the same time. Jonathan Allday, if you're reading this, I'm really sorry about the awful joke. I still laugh about the one about the student's calibre.
Addendum: On 18 March, 2009, Jonathan Allday actually found this page, and emailed me, and claimed to like the half-sillvered mirror joke. I had completely forgotten I'd written that. It's almost like Paul and Storm's acknowledgment day, I'm going to have to replace this page's 'goal' with another. So, Stephen Hawking, if you're reading this... email me and exclaim what a strange coincidence it is that you're reading this.This page has been accessed  times since 2024-12-23 08:04:10 Last updated: 2009-03-19 07:13:50
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