Author: JON BUTTERWORTH
Title: Smashing Physics
Description: Headline. Paperback. 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. The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Two scientists, Peter Higgs and François 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 will take you to the cutting edge of modern scientific thinking. ISBN: 9781472210333. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781472210333
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Title: Smashing Physics
Description: Headline. Paperback. 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. The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Two scientists, Peter Higgs and François 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 will take you to the cutting edge of modern scientific thinking. ISBN: 9781472210333. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781472210333
Price: EUR 7.50 = appr. US$ 8.15 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1819104
- Book number: 1819104
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