num_pages: 320
description: It was the universes most elusive particle the linchpin for everything scientists dreamed up to explain how physics works. It had to be found. But projects as big as CERNs Large Hadron Collider dont happen without incredible risks  and occasional skullduggery. In the definitive account of this landmark event Caltech physicist and acclaimed science writer Sean Carroll reveals the insights rivalry and wonder that fuelled the Higgs discovery and takes us on a riveting and irresistible ride to the very edge of physics today.
language: English
title: The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
publisher: Dutton