New book about particle colliders and the search for unification

[Paul Halpern]

I'm pleased to announce a new book about particle colliders, the LHC and the search for unification:

 

Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles

 

by Paul Halpern

 

Advanced praise for COLLIDER:

 

"Professor Paul Halpern takes the reader on a stimulating odyssey on

topics ranging from particle physics and dark matter to unexplored

dimensions of space. The masterful Halpern likens the physicist's

quest to the excavation of archaeologists who seek to uncover 'new

treasures' as they unearth wondrous gems that lay hidden all around

us. Buy this book and feed your mind!"

—Dr. Cliff Pickover, author of Archimedes to Hawking and The Math Book

 

"With clarity and a Sagan-esque gift for explanation, Paul Halpern

traces the story of how physicists use immensely powerful machines to

probe the deepest mysteries of existence. Halpern also conclusively

debunks the ludicrous claims that the Large Hadron Collider and other

high-energy physics experiments threaten to destroy anything—except

our residual ignorance about the nature and workings of our wondrous

universe."

—Mark Wolverton, author of The Science of Superman and A Life in

Twilight: The Final Years of J. Robert Oppenheimer

 

'A gem. The prose sparkles, the descriptions are exquisitely

understandable, and the narrative is just plain fun. This book will

charm experts, students, and anyone interested in scientific

exploration."

—Catherine Westfall, Visiting Associate Professor of the History of

Science at Lyman Briggs College, Michigan State University, and

coauthor of Fermilab: Physics, the Frontier, and Megascience"

 

"Paul Halpern has written a masterful account of particle accelerators

and the theories they are constructed to investigate in a very

accessible and engaging style. As the world's largest accelerator

begins its search for the smallest particles, Halpern traces the human

drive to find the ultimate building blocks of nature."

—David C. Cassidy, professor at Hofstra University and the author of

Beyond Uncertainty: Heisenberg, Quantum Physics, and the Bomb

 

"If you ever wondered about the Large Hadron Collider and what's

brewing in high energy physics and cosmology, Paul Halpern is a

wonderful guide. His lively and engaging writing deftly interweaves

the historical background, the current frontiers, and the latest

scientific instruments, now poised to address so many profound

questions."

—Peter Pesic, author of Sky in a Bottle and Seeing Double: Shared

Identities in Physics, Philosophy, and Literature

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[Paul Halpern]

An update:

The new book about particle colliders, the Large Hadron Collider and the search for unification is now available at:

 

Collider: The Search for the World's Smallest Particles