Present at the creation : the story of CERN and the large hadron collider / Amir Aczel.
Present at the creation : the story of CERN and the large hadron collider / Amir Aczel.
Present at the creation : the story of CERN and the large hadron collider / Amir Aczel.
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New York : Crown Publishers/Harmony Books, c2010.
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N539.73609/1
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English
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xvi, 271 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., photographs ; 25 cm.
Contents
The exploding protons -- The LHC and our age-old quest to understand the structure of the universe -- A place called CERN -- Building the greatest machine in history -- LHCb and the mystery of the missing antimatter -- Richard Feynman and a prelude to the standard model -- "Who ordered that?": the d...
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Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers/Harmony Books, c2010.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2010.
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Summary
In telling the story of what is perhaps the most anticipated experiment in the history of science, Aczel takes us inside the control rooms at CERN at key moments when an international team of top researchers begins to discover whether this multi-billion euro investment will fulfill its spectacular promise.
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Present at the creation : the story of CERN and the large hadron collider / Amir Aczel.
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Includes bibliographical references [253]-256).
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c2010.
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N539.73609/1
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74VvDVRzDQ83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDVRzDQ83
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0307591670
9780307591678
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539.736094
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991004937599702626
