Who Cares about Particle Physics?: Making Sense of the Higgs Boson, the Large Hadron Collider and CERN Reprint Edition

Of the many books I've read about CERN and particle physics, Pauline's book is a readable masterpiece that speaks to the incredible collaboration that has been fundamental to CERN. She tackles the particle "Zoo" with a clarity that the lay person like me can comprehend and brings fundamental research into the realm of applied science, telling us how CERN has enriched our lives. I was heartened by her treatment of minorities in the world of physics including women who have been and remain under represented. A beautiful book.

This is a great book except for one thing, all the graphics are in black and white but described as if they are in colour. When she tells me something is represented by the red line and something else by the purple line, the graphic is useless. I expect better from Oxford University Press.

Except for the very technical section , very readable.

Great read for a very complex concept.

good explaination on cern. sufficient to satisfy desire to learn and understand there are undiscovered particles yet to enlighten !

I loved this book.

Absolutely must read for the general reader.

This is an amazing book, one that anyone who is interested in the development of the cosmos must read. It particularly addresses what CERN does and how it operates. Dr Gagnon makes the difficult to understand very understandable. Each chapter is layed out with a logical progression, utilizing reinforcement and summary of ideas. Practical examples are given to make cosmic actualities more understandable. In the final chapters of the book, Dr Gagnon discusses the difficulties in science that minorities (and other groups) experience and how CERN’s intrinsic organization tries to overcome these problems. Arlene F Hoffman DPM PhD

A book on the LHC and CERN that doesnt need pages of msths. If you like popular science then consider this one.A+++

Great book, very good explanations. I bought this for my son and he likes it very much. Thank you very much

Concentré de ce qu'il faut savoir sur la mécanique quantique.Bases dans le domaine essentielles. Mais approche très compréhensible des phénomènes.

Interesante aproximación a la divulgación de toda la actividad científica que se realiza en el CERN, y puesto que es pagada con dinero publico obligatoriamente tiene que dar cuentas de su actividad. Muy interesante toda la tecnología que rodea la búsquedad de los "últimos" constituyentes de la materia y que está muy bien explicada en el libro, así como todo lo relacionado con los hallazgos del Boson de Higgs dado que la autora estuvo implicada en primera persona. Tambien es instructivo el último Apéndice dedicado a Mileva Maric y su impacto en la genesis de la relatividad especial y que quedo eclipsada por la sociedad machista de la época.

A lengthy, but fairly absorbing description of the Large Hadron Collider. Not much particle physics here, but enjoyable.