📚 1 Books mentioned in "Answering Fan Queries About Strange Matter, the Insides of Black Holes & More" of StarTalk Radio
Podcast: StarTalk Radio
Episode: Answering Fan Queries About Strange Matter, the Insides of Black Holes & More
Published on August 6, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Finnegans Wake
Buy Finnegans Wake by James Joyce on Amazon
The word quark comes from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake!
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains that the word 'quark' originates from James Joyce's book, 'Finnegans Wake.' He notes that physicist Murray Gell-Mann was inspired by the phrase 'three quarks for Muster Mark' in the book, which ultimately led to the naming of the subatomic particle 'quark.'