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COLLIDER
COLLIDER
Subtitle:
The Search for the World's Smallest Particles
Book Category:
Science > Physics > General
Author:
Halpern, Paul
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 10:
0470286202
ISBN 13:
9780470286203
Price:
USD 27.95
Publication Year:
2009

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Book Description

An accessible look at the hottest topic in physics and the experiment that will transform our understanding of the universe Understanding what our universe is physically made of is one of the oldest and most researched scientific quandaries to date. In the spring of 2009, the Large Hadron Collider will begin smashing particles to deconstruct matter to its smallest pieces and test the existence of the elusive and theoretical Higgs boson-a.k.a. the God particle-among other experiments.

 
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LJ's Best of 2009, Sci-Tech Books : 3/1/10 Issue