Particle Physics Brick by Brick

Atomic and Subatomic Physics Explained... in Lego

Ranked #76 in Nuclear Physics

A simple and entertaining introduction to the building blocks of the universe.

In 2014 the Lego(R) Group sold 62 billion Lego(R) pieces. That's 102 Lego(R) bricks for every person in the world. That's nothing however to the estimated seven billion billion billion atoms that make up each of us, let alone the between ten quadrillion vigintillion and one-hundred thousand quadrillion vigintillion atoms in the known observable universe.

Thankfully, understanding atomic and subatomic physics need not be infathomable. Lego(R) bricks are a great way to visualize the...
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