The large hadron collider
By: Bonnie Juettner Fernandes ; content consultant, Dr. Don Lincoln, Senior Scientist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Series: A great idea. Engineering; Great idea
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781599536002; 9781603575805; 9781603575935
Subjects: Particle accelerators; Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland); Particles (Nuclear physics); Supercolliders; Juvenile literature; Colliders (Nuclear physics)
Description: "Describes the struggles and accomplishments in building the Hadron Super Collider, the tool that scientists use to understand how the universe first began. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: What is the Large Hadron Collider? -- Chapter 2: Challenges and solutions in developing the LHC -- Chapter 3: Constructing the LHC -- Chapter 4: How the LHC is changing the world.