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Jon Butterworth, author of Most Wanted Particle, is one of the leading physicists on the Large Hadron Collider and is Head of Physics and Astronomy at University College London. He writes the popular Life & Physics blog for the Guardian and has written articles for a range of publications including the Guardian and New Scientist. Butterworth has appeared on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, Material World, The Infinite Money Cage, BBC Newsnight, Horizon, Channel 4 News and Al Jazeera. He frequently gives public lectures including at the Wellcome Institute and the Royal Institution. For the last thirteen years, he has divided his time between London and Geneva, Switzerland.
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[An] excellent account of one of the greatest intellectual adventures of modern times ... I loved this insider's story of the discovery of the Higgs boson. -- Roger Highfield Sunday Times Like The Lord of the Rings, Smashing Physics takes readers on a long path with many moments of peril and uncertainty to reach the triumphant discovery of the Higgs Boson Jim Gates, US Science advisor to President Obama This is more than just another telling of the story of the hunt for the Higgs at the LHC - the reader here is utterly immersed in the politics, excitement and sheer intellectual adventure of discovery... from someone who was actually there! The process of scientific research is laid bare in all its glory, warts and all, and emerges as a delightful example of what is best about human intellectual endeavour. Jim Al-Khalili The author's enthusiasm would excite any reader to want to be part of the adventure, too, and this book will surely inspire a new generation into science Frank Close
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Two scientists, Peter Higgs and Fran ois Englert, whose theories predicted its existence, shared a Nobel Prize. The discovery was the culmination of the largest experiment ever run, the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider.But what really is a Higgs boson and what does it do? How was it found? And how has its discovery changed our understanding of the fundamental laws of nature? And what did it feel like to be part of it?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. SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY WINTON PRIZE 2015.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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781472210333
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