Smashing Physics: Inside the Discovery of the Higgs Boson
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00LXC6L0W |
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| Number of Pages | : | 484 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reading Roo said Hard Graft but worth it. I think it was Einstein who said or at least implied that if you thought you understood quantum physics you probably had not got it? This book tries hard to help, but it is hard work for a non-physicist. However out of the many books and articles on the subject I found it probably the best and as one who has visited the CERN Atlas site the most intriguing as to how the physicists behind the work go about their jobs and what they are trying to achieve. Dewfinitely worth a read and be prepared to work at it!. "Enjoyable ride" according to Robert L. Coppedge. “Smashing Physics” by Jon ButterworthOk, this book reminds me that I’m nowhere near as smart as I’d like to think I am. It also reminded me how cool I think physics is.The author (Jon Butterworth is one of the leading physicists at CERN, and part of the search for the illusive Higgs boson. Don’t know what a Higgs boson is? Well, read this book! Ok, you probably still won’t know what a Higgs boson is, but you’ll get a better appreciation of the work that went into the research.And that&rsqu. Bought this as an audio book, & it was Bought this as an audio book, & it was both well written and well read. Physics is soothing after long days of working with people. The careful logic behind the sometimes jerky progress in science isn't hidden by this physicist and that's encouraging not only in science by in every endeavor that works by trial and error (& repeat until right).
The discovery was the culmination of the largest experiment ever run, the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider. 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 is a story of incredible scientific collaboration, inspiring technological innovation and ground-breaking science. Two scientists, Peter Higgs and François Englert, whose theories predicted its existence, shared a Nobel Prize. The discovery of the Higgs boson made headlines around the world. Jon Butt