Elusive : how Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Basic Books, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status
Chino Valley High School - NF - Nonfiction Books
92 HIG
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92 HIG
1 available
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
539.092 HIGGS
1 available
539.092 HIGGS
1 available
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Published
New York : Basic Books, 2022.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40031225966
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-273) and index.
Description
"The first major biography of Peter Higgs, revealing how a short burst of work changed modern physics On July 4, 2012, the announcement came that one of the longest-running mysteries in physics had been solved: the Higgs boson, the missing piece in understanding why particles have mass, had finally been discovered. On the rostrum, surrounded by jostling physicists and media, was the particle's retiring namesake--the only person in history to have an existing single particle named for them. Why Peter Higgs? Drawing on years of conversations with Higgs and others, Close illuminates how an unprolific man became one of the world's most famous scientists. Close finds that scientific competition between people, institutions, and states played as much of a role in making Higgs famous as Higgs's work did. A revelatory study of both a scientist and his era, Elusive will remake our understanding of modern physics"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Close, F. E. (2022). Elusive: how Peter Higgs solved the mystery of mass (First edition.). Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Close, F. E.. 2022. Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass. Basic Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Close, F. E.. Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass Basic Books, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Close, F. E.. Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass First edition., Basic Books, 2022.
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