Engel M (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Book Volume: 72
Pages Range: 56-57
Issue: 6
DOI: 10.1063/PT.3.4228
Scientific discovery is the successful extension of human knowledge into the unknown. Particularly satisfying are those discoveries that appear impossible at first glance but upon closer inspection reveal a long-overlooked loophole in our most basic assumptions. The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter by Paul Steinhardt is the story of several such gaps in the fields of crystallography and mineralogy. It is a thrilling mix of scientific memoir and true detective story. Most importantly, it is a tale of the excitement that drove the author to extraordinary insights far outside his original area of expertise.
APA:
Engel, M. (2019). The hunt for natural quasicrystals. Physics Today, 72, 56-57. https://doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.4228
MLA:
Engel, Michael. "The hunt for natural quasicrystals." Physics Today 72 (2019): 56-57.
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