The Particle at the End of the Universe
eBook - ePub

The Particle at the End of the Universe

Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Particle at the End of the Universe

Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize

About this book

The definitive, behind-the-scenes account of the greatest science story of our time



Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books

A Best Science Book of the Year for the Guardian, Financial Times, and New Scientist

It was the universe’s most elusive particle, the linchpin for everything scientists dreamed up to explain how physics works. It had to be found. But projects as big as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider don’t happen without incredible risks – or occasional skulduggery. In the definitive account of the greatest science story of our time, acclaimed physicist Sean Carroll reveals the insights, rivalry, and wonder that fuelled the Higgs discovery, and takes us on a riveting and irresistible ride to the very edge of physics today.

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Information

Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Year
2012
Topic
Biological Sciences
eBook ISBN
9781780742335
Subtopic
Science Research & Methodology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Dedication page
  5. Epigraph page
  6. Contents
  7. PROLOGUE
  8. ONE THE POINT
  9. TWO NEXT TO GODLINESS
  10. THREE ATOMS AND PARTICLES
  11. FOUR THE ACCELERATOR STORY
  12. FIVE THE LARGEST MACHINE EVER BUILT
  13. SIX WISDOM THROUGH SMASHING
  14. SEVEN PARTICLES IN THE WAVES
  15. EIGHT THROUGH A BROKEN MIRROR
  16. NINE BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE
  17. TEN SPREADING THE WORD
  18. ELEVEN NOBEL DREAMS
  19. TWELVE BEYOND THIS HORIZON
  20. THIRTEEN MAKING IT WORTH DEFENDING
  21. APPENDIX ONE MASS AND SPIN
  22. APPENDIX TWO STANDARD MODEL PARTICLES
  23. APPENDIX THREE PARTICLES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS
  24. FURTHER READING
  25. REFERENCES
  26. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  27. INDEX
  28. About the Author
  29. List of Illustrations

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