The God Particle by Leon Lederman
"What Stephen Hawking did for cosmology, Leon Lederman does for particle physics" (Dallas Morning News) in The God Particle, a funny and fascinating look at the universe from the Nobel Prize-winning physicist.In this extraordinarily accessible and enormously witty book, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman guides us on a fascinating tour of the history of particle physics. The book takes us from the Greeks' earliest scientific observations through Einstein and beyond in an inspiring celebration of human curiosity. It ends with the quest for the Higgs boson, nicknamed the God Particle, which scientists hypothesize will help unlock the last secrets of the subatomic universe.
The God Particle will leave you marveling at our continuing pursuit of the infinitesimal.
Dick Teresi is the author or coauthor of several science and technology books, the most recent of which are The God Particle and Lost Discoveries: The Ancient Origins of Modern Science, both of which were named notable books by the New York Times Book Review. He has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, The Atlantic, and Discover, among other publications, and has served as editor in chief of Science Digest, Longevity, VQ, and Omni, of which he was also a cofounder.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780618711680 |
| ISBN 10 | 0618711686 |
| Title | The God Particle |
| Author | Leon Lederman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2006-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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