A mixture of memoir and biography, Chasing the Ghost: Nobelist Fred Reines and the Neutrino tells a deeply human story that appeals both to scientists and non-scientists. Although the book relates to the important discovery of neutrinos, it is more intimately about Fred Reines than the technical details of neutrino physics. Narrated in a fashion to interest and excite the reader, the science presented here is accessible to a broad audience. Coursing through Reines' life, his various challenges and encounters, the book reveals constants of his persona. Reines displayed a sustained consistency as a respected leader, admired by students and colleagues as a fount of big ideas and ambition. A continuing source of inspiration and motivation to others, his most basic consistency was his passion for science. The quest for knowledge about the wondrous universe is a profoundly human endeavor. Fred Reines' life and his unremitting scientific curiosity are emblematic of that truth. "This book is a most welcome account about Frederick Reines and his great contributions to neutrino physics and astrophysics. The methods he designed in the 1950s to discover neutrinos in nuclear reactor experiments are still being used. His later work included the detection of atmospheric neutrinos which was a forerunner to the discovery of neutrino oscillations, the ability of neutrinos to change from one type to another. This finding was a significant step to other experiments that aim to answer profound questions about the nature of the universe including why it is composed of matter." "I enjoyed very much what I read and, in blurb language, I would describe what I read as follows: Chasing the Ghost: Fred Reines and the Neutrino is about a scientist and his extraordinary, persistent quest to find and study the most elusive particle in nature, told from a personal perspective in an engaging, informative, and understandable manner. Leonard Cole captures the excitement of experimental neutrino physics, as well as the enormous difficulties and challenges, and the rich rewards of honors and scientific knowledge gained. He also captures very well the personality of the central figure, a determined and complex individual, Fred Reines, the 'father of neutrino physics,' a man who struck everyone as larger than life." -- Jonas Schultz, Particle Physicist, Professor, University of California, Irvine "This book is a most welcome account about Frederick Reines and his great contributions to neutrino physics and astrophysics. The methods he designed in the 1950s to discover neutrinos in nuclear reactor experiments are still being used. His later work included the detection of atmospheric neutrinos which was a forerunner to the discovery of neutrino oscillations, the ability of neutrinos to change from one type to another. This finding was a significant step to other experiments that aim to answer profound questions about the nature of the universe including why it is composed of matter." -- Takaaki Kajita, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Neutrino Researcher, University of Tokyo "Leonard Cole, although not a physicist, does an unusually good job of conveying the nature of research into the strikingly elusive ― and strikingly significant ― fundamental particle, the neutrino. He masterfully covers the achievements, the influence, and the legacy of Fred Reines, a larger-than-life figure who was center stage in the entire neutrino story. With his colleague Clyde Cowan, Reines was the first to detect the particle that many thought would forever elude detection. Then he led, and later inspired, ever grander experiments probing the nature of this diminutive particle and its role in the origin and evolution of the universe. Cole brings all of this vividly to life." -- Kenneth W Ford, Theoretical Physicist, former Chair of the Physics Department, University of California, Irvine, and Executive Director of the American Institute of Physics "In Chasing the Ghost Leonard Cole provides a fascinating account of the life and scientific accomplishments of Nobel Prize winner Fred Reines in his quest to detect neutrinos ― ghostlike, subatomic particles that are important in understanding the composition of the universe and how it has evolved. Cole is exceptionally adept at presenting the scientific material with clarity and scientific accuracy ― especially to the nonscientist." -- Marcia J Rudy, PhD, Science Educator, Special Programs and Exhibits, New York Hall of Science "Cole has provided a compelling personal and scientific account of a remarkable pioneer in Neutrino Physics." -- Arthur B McDonald, Nobel Laureate in Physics, Director of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Professor, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada "Neutrinos are the superstars in the zoo of particles comprising the universe. Leonard Cole's Chasing the Ghost tells the story of the man who started their investigation from top–secret nuclear weapons development over the exploration of an Afric