Smashing physics
Butterworth, Jon2014
Book
The first insider account of the work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the discovery of the Higgs particle - and what it all means for our understanding of the laws of nature. Jon Butterworth is one of the leading physicists at CERN and this book is the first popular inside account of the hunt for the Higgs. It is a story of incredible scientific collaboration, inspiring technological innovation and ground-breaking science. It is also the story of what happens when the world's most expensive experiment blows up, of neutrinos that may or may not travel faster than light, and the reality of life in an underground bunker in Switzerland. This book will also leave you with a working knowledge of the new physics and what the discovery of the Higgs particle means for how we define the laws of nature. It will take you to the cutting edge of modern scientific thinking.
Main title:
Smashing physics / Jon Butterworth.
Author:
Work:
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2014, c2014.London : Headline, 2014.©2014.
Collation:
287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781472210319
Dewey class:
539.7092539.7
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
170411
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -Science and Nature | SCIENCE 539.7 BUTT | Available |