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Journey to understanding mass, Higgs boson unveiled.

If you're captivated by the deep mysteries of the universe and the epic quest to unravel them, then this book is like a front-row ticket to history in the making. Sean Carroll offers an inviting tour through the complex and thrilling narrative of the Higgs boson discovery. It's not just a look at a particle, but a vibrant story of human ambition, intellect, and the profound revelations that beckon at the cutting edge of science.

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ISBN: 9780142180303
Authors: Sean Carroll
Publisher: Dutton
Date of Publication: 2013-08-27
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development, History
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Winner of the prestigious 2013 Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. A modern voyage of discovery. The Higgs boson is one of our era’s most fascinating scientific frontiers and the key to understanding why mass exists. Caltech physicist Sean Carroll documents the doorway that is opening into the mind-boggling world of dark matter, after billions of dollars and the efforts of thousands of researchers at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. The Particle at the End of the Universe has it all: money and politics, jealousy and self-sacrifice, history and cutting-edge physics—all grippingly told by a rising star of science writing.
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