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An Isolated Atomic Particle at Rest in Free Space features recent ground breaking research inspired by the work of Physics Nobel Laureate Hans Dehmelt. This monograph not only honours a great individual but presents a snapshot of current frontiers of physics. Experts describes · Magnetic resonance imaging of patients' lungs · Keeping time with the best clock known - a single atomic ion · Measuring and calculating the magnetism of a single electron to parts per trillion accuracy · Weighing the energy of a chemical bond · Creating clouds of anti - atoms in the laboratory and much more. Also Includes Nobel Laureate (2005) Professor John L Hall’s chapter on Optical Frequency Standards and their Measurement. Table of Contents Introduction Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Laser-Polarized Gases – W. Happer et al. Anomalous Magnetic Moment of the Electron and the Fine Structure Constant – T. Kinoshita Memories of Geonium and Ultra-Precise Mass Spectroscopy – R. S. Van Dyck Observations of Cold Antihydrogen – G. Gabrielse Single – ion Optical Standards and the rate of change of Alpha – W. Nagourney What can a single Atom do that many Atoms cannot – P. E. Toschek Electron g-2, entanglement, and trapped-ion quantum information processing – D. J. Wineland Optical Frequency Standards and their Measurement – J. L. Hall et al Researcher with highly charged confined ions – D. A. Church Probing Structure at the Femto-Meter Scale- H. A. Schuessler et al Index.