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Zusatztext The author's enthusiasm would excite any reader to want to be part of the adventure! too! and this book will surely inspire a new generation into science Informationen zum Autor Jon Butterworth is a leading physicist on the Large Hadron Collider, and Head of Physics and Astronomy at UCL. He writes the popular Life & Physics blog for the Guardian and has written articles for a range of publications including the Guardian and New Scientist . Jon often discusses physics in public, including talks at the Royal Institution and the Wellcome Trust and appearances on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, The Infinite Money Cage, BBC Newsnight, Horizon, Channel 4 News and Al Jazeera. He was awarded the Chadwick Medal of the Institute of Physics in 2013 for his pioneering work in high energy particle physics, especially in the understanding of hadronic jets. His book Smashing Physics was shortlisted for the 2015 Royal Society Winton Prize. Klappentext An insider account of the work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the discovery of the Higgs particle, and what it means for our understanding of the laws of nature. Butterworth is one of the leading physicists at CERN, and he delivers a working knowledge of the new physics and modern scientific thinking. Vorwort SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY WINTON PRIZE 2015. The first insider account of the work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the discovery of the Higgs particle - and what it all means for our understanding of the laws of nature. Zusammenfassung SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY WINTON PRIZE 2015. The first insider account of the work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the discovery of the Higgs particle - and what it all means for our understanding of the laws of nature.
