The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, what is the Question?

The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, what is the Question?
ISBN-10
0618711686
ISBN-13
9780618711680
Series
The God Particle
Category
Science
Pages
434
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Authors
Dick Teresi, Leon M. Lederman

Description

The world's foremost experimental physicist uses humor, metaphor, and storytelling to delve into the mysteries of matter, discussing the as-yet-to-be-discovered God particle.

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