Higgs force : cosmic symmetry shattered : the story of the greatest scientific discovery for 50 years / Nicholas Mee.
2012
QC793.5.B62 M44 2012 (Mapit)
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Title
Higgs force : cosmic symmetry shattered : the story of the greatest scientific discovery for 50 years / Nicholas Mee.
Author
Mee, Nicholas, author.
Edition
2nd ed.
ISBN
9780957274617 paperback
0957274610 paperback
9780957274624 hardcover
0957274629 hardcover
0957274610 paperback
9780957274624 hardcover
0957274629 hardcover
Publication Details
Marple, U.K. : Quantum Wave Pub., 2012, c2013.
Language
English
Description
482 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm
Call Number
QC793.5.B62 M44 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
539.7
Summary
"Higgs Force tells the incredible story of the most important scientific discovery of the past 50 years. It begins with the ideas of the Greek philosophers over two thousand years ago, and takes us on a journey through many of the most important scientific discoveries in history before bringing us right up to date with the discovery of the Higgs particle in July 2012."--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Seeing the world through kaleidoscope eyes
Unity is strength
The dreams that stuff is made of
QED
We are stardust!
Zen and the art of quark dynamics
The mystery of the secret symmetry
The grand synthesis
The ultimate prize
Appendix. Landau and Higgs.
Unity is strength
The dreams that stuff is made of
QED
We are stardust!
Zen and the art of quark dynamics
The mystery of the secret symmetry
The grand synthesis
The ultimate prize
Appendix. Landau and Higgs.