{"product_id":"most-wanted-particle-the-inside-story-of-the-hunt-for-the-higgs-the-heart-of-the-future-of-physics-paperback","title":"Most Wanted Particle: The Inside Story of the Hunt for the Higgs, the Heart of the Future of Physics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJon Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLisa Randall\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParticle physics as we know it depends on the Higgs boson: It's the missing link between the birth of our universe--as a sea of tiny, massless particles--and the tangible world we live in today. But for more than 50 years, scientists wondered: \u003ci\u003eDoes it exist?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Physicist Jon Butterworth was at the frontlines of the hunt for the Higgs at CERN's Large Hadron Collider--perhaps the most ambitious experiment in history. In \u003ci\u003eMost Wanted Particle\u003c\/i\u003e, he gives us the first inside account of that uncertain time, when an entire field hinged on a single particle, and life at the cutting edge of science meant media scrutiny, late-night pub debates, dispiriting false starts in the face of intense pressure, and countless hours at the collider itself. As Butterworth explains, our first glimpse of the elusive Higgs brings us a giant step closer to understanding the universe--and points the way to an entirely new kind of physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London and a member of the ATLAS collaboration at CERN's Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland. He writes the \u003ci\u003eLife and Physic\u003c\/i\u003es blog for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, has written articles for a range of publications including the BBC and \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e, and is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMost Wanted Particle\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003ePhysics World\u003c\/i\u003e. He was awarded the Chadwick Medal of the Institute of Physics in 2013 for his pioneering experimental and phenomenological work in high-energy particle physics. For the last fifteen years, he has divided his time between London and Geneva. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Randall \u003c\/b\u003eis a theoretical physicist and Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eDark Matter and the Dinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarped Passages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKnocking on Heaven's Door\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHiggs Discovery\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42716995846207,"sku":"9781615193011","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7f4510326bf7fc60afd1a5d7341e8d12.webp?v=1765076936","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/most-wanted-particle-the-inside-story-of-the-hunt-for-the-higgs-the-heart-of-the-future-of-physics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}