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Author Baggott, J. E.

Title Higgs : the invention and discovery of the 'god particle' / Jim Baggott.

Imprint Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

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 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  530 BAG    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  539.721 BAGGOTT    Check Shelf
Edition 1st ed.
Description xxi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-256) and index.
Contents Prologue: Form and substance -- pt. 1. Invention -- The poetry of logical ideas -- Not a sufficient excuse -- People will be very stupid about it -- Applying the right ideas to the wrong problem -- I can do that -- pt. 2. Discovery -- Alternating neutral currents -- They must be Ws -- Throw deep -- A fantastic moment -- The Shakespeare question -- Epilogue: The construction of mass.
Summary Relates the history of the search for the Higgs boson, also known as the "God" particle.
Subject Higgs bosons -- Popular works.
Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Popular works.
Standard model (Nuclear physics) -- Popular works.
Higgs bosons. (OCoLC)fst00955984
Particles (Nuclear physics) (OCoLC)fst01054130
Standard model (Nuclear physics) (OCoLC)fst01131456
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
ISBN 9780199603497 (hardcover)
0199603499 (hardcover)
9780199679577 (paperback)
0199679576 (paperback)
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