Massive: The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science - Couverture souple

Sample, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465058736 ISBN 13 : 9780465058730

Editeur : Basic Books, 2013

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.

A propos du livre

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465058736
• ISBN 13: 9780465058730
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
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