Over the past century, we have peeled back the layers and uncovered more about the make-up of subatomic particles than ever ...

Frank Close is a particle physicist, an emeritus professor and fellow emeritus at the University of Oxford and author of the upcoming Destroyer of Worlds: the deep history of the nuclear age, to be ...

Midway on life's journey -- First half. From Pisa to Rome ; Slow neutrons and fast reactions : 1934-1936 ; Paris and politics : 1936-1940 ; The first escape : 1940 ; Neutrons for oil and war : ...

Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age Frank Close Basic (2025) First, let’s clear up some potential confusion: in Destroyer of Worlds: The Deep History of the Nuclear Age, ‘deep’ in ...