The Particle at the End of the Universe
Author | : Sean Carroll |
Publisher | : Dutton |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2013-08-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780142180303 |
ISBN-13 | : 0142180300 |
Rating | : 4/5 (300 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Particle at the End of the Universe by : Sean Carroll
Download or read book The Particle at the End of the Universe written by Sean Carroll and published by Dutton. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Higgs boson ... is the key to understanding why mass exists and how atoms are possible. After billions of dollars and decades of effort by more than six thousand researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland--a doorway is opening into the mind-boggling world of dark matter and beyond. Caltech physicist and acclaimed writer Sean Carroll explains both the importance of the Higgs boson and the ultimately human story behind the greatest scientific achievement of our time"--Publisher