Mass - The quest to understand matter from Greek atoms to quantum fields - Grand Format

What is mass ? It seems a naïve question. We all experience it, under the effect of gravity as weight. Mass is surely just the amount of matter in things. But what is the fundamental nature of matter and why does it have the property of mass ? The answer is far from simple, and it has remained elusive for centuries. From Greek ideas of indivisible atoms to quantum theory, colour charge, and the Higgs field, Jim Baggott takes us on a compelling journey : the search to understand the nature of matter.
In the company of some of the world's greatest scientists, we travel deeper and deeper into the stuff of the Universe. By the end of the book, we still don't have all the answers - but that's what makes the quest so compelling.