The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world.
Two scientists, Peter Higgs and Francois 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.
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