Most Wanted Particle: The Inside Story of the Hunt for the Higgs, the Heart of the Future of Physics
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“A vivid account of what the process of discovery was really like for an insider.”—Peter Higgs“Butterworth is an insider’s insider. His narrative seethes with insights on the project’s science, technology and ‘tribes,’ as well as his personal (and often amusing) journey as a frontier physicist.”—Nature The discovery of the Higgs boson has brought us a giant step closer to understanding how our universe works. But before the Higgs was found, its existence was hotly debated…
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