Beamtimes and Lifetimes

Beamtimes and Lifetimes

Sharon Traweek

The unique breed of particle physicists constitutes a community of sophisticated mythmakers — explicators of the nature of matter who forever alter our views of space and time. But who are these people? What is their world really like? Sharon Traweek, a bold and original observer of culture, opens the door to this unusual domain and offers us a glimpse into the inner sanctum.