The Infinity Puzzle: How the Quest to Understand Quantum Field Theory Led to Extraordinary Science, High Politics, and the World's Most Expensive Experiment
by Frank Close
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages399 pages
ISBN
9780199593507
Published
2011
Description
40 or so years ago, three physicists made the spectacular breakthroughs that led to the world's largest experiment, the cern large hadron collider. Played out against a backdrop of high politics, low behaviour, and billi...40 or so years ago, three physicists made the spectacular breakthroughs that led to the world's largest experiment, the cern large hadron collider. Played out against a backdrop of high politics, low behaviour, and billion dollar budgets, this is the story of their work and its implications.
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