As New.an overview of a hundred years of particle physics through a handy, accessible A-Z dictionary of definitions and identifications. . 1st. Edn. The subject is dealt with in detail concerning the inner structure of everything, a quest which, like the quest for understanding of the universe at large, goes back to the ancient Greeks and touches all the scientific and the philosophic thoughts since then. 545 pages, maps, and illustrations. A superb reference.