Frank Close

1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father. Richard Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers. The Earls of Salisbury and Warwick make up a formidable trinity with Richard, and together they seek to break the support of those who would raise their colours in the name of Henry and his Queen. But when the King unexpectedly recovers his senses and returns to London to reclaim his throne, the balance of power is once again thrown into turmoil.

Theoretische achtergrond binnen de kernfysica over elementaire deeltjes met de nadruk op het neutrino.

"Speculation is rife that by 2012 the elusive Higgs boson will be found at the Large Hadron Collider. If found, the Higgs boson would help explain why everything has mass. But there's more at stake-what we're really testing is our capacity to make the universe reasonable. Our best understanding of physics is predicated on something known as quantum field theory. Unfortunately, in its raw form, it doesn't make sense-its outputs are physically impossible infinite percentages when they should be something simpler, like the number 1. The kind of physics that the Higgs boson represents seeks to "renormalize" field theory, forcing equations to provide answers that match what we see in the real world. The Infinity Puzzle is the story of a wild idea on the road to acceptance. Only Close can tell it"--

Elusive dawn -- On her doorstep -- Return engagement.

Kate didn't want Luke's autograph! She just wanted to go home, she was tired but her friend Linda insisted and Kate was dragged along. This was Linda's chance of a lifetime to actually speak to a world class singer and she wasn't going to miss it! Later Kate acknowledged that bizarre circumstance had played a part in the events that followed. Mainly though it had been the force of Luke Hastings' personality that compelled her into his orbit... A chance brush with a superstar turned her world-and her heart!- upside down.

Examines the subatomic world, the science of particle physics, and its attempt to understand the very nature of matter and energy.