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Sample, Ian

 
9780465019472: Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science
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ISBN 10 : 0465019471 ISBN 13 : 9780465019472
Editeur : Basic Books, 2010

Synopsis

The biggest science story of our time, Massive spans four decades, weaving together the personal narratives and international rivalries behind the search for the “God" particle, or Higgs boson. A story of grand ambition, intense competition, clashing egos, and occasionally spectacular failures, Massive is the first book that reveals the science, culture, and politics behind the biggest unanswered question in modern physics—what gives things mass?

Drawing upon his unprecedented access to Peter Higgs, after whom the particle is named, award-winning science writer Ian Sample chronicles the multinational and multibillion-dollar quest to solve the mystery of mass. For scientists, to find the God particle is to finally understand the origin of mass, and until now, the story of their search has never been told.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ian Sample is a science correspondent at The Guardian, and before that at New Scientist. He holds a PhD in biomedical science and was named investigative journalist of the year in 2005 by the Association of British Science Writers. He lives in London.

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Éditeur
Basic Books
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0465019471
ISBN 13 
9780465019472
Reliure
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Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
272
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