The God Particle
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The God Particle is a popular science book by physicist Leon Lederman that explores the search for the Higgs boson and the fundamental nature of matter and the universe.
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| The God Particle canonical | 1 |
| The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make modern physics understandable to lay readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Leon M. Lederman Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| author |
Leon Lederman
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Leon M. Lederman
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| coAuthor | Dick Teresi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| covers |
concept of symmetry in physics
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development of accelerators ⓘ experimental high-energy physics ⓘ history of particle physics ⓘ unification of forces ⓘ |
| explains |
role of the Higgs field in giving mass to particles
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standard model particles and interactions ⓘ |
| focusesOn | search for the Higgs boson ⓘ |
| genre |
physics literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
books about physics
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books about the universe ⓘ |
| hasImpact | increased public awareness of the Higgs boson ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote | If the universe is the answer, what is the question? ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 400 pages ⓘ |
| hasReception | bestselling popular science book ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Big Bang
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surface form:
Big Bang theory
cosmology ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human quest to understand the universe
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relationship between theory and experiment in physics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | research at Fermilab ⓘ |
| isAbout | search for ultimate building blocks of matter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Higgs boson
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fundamental forces ⓘ fundamental particles ⓘ particle physics ⓘ Standard Model ⓘ
surface form:
standard model of particle physics
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| marketedAs |
The God Particle
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surface form:
The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
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| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| mentions | Large Hadron Collider (LHC) conceptually ⓘ |
| precedes | experimental discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| structure | historical narrative combined with scientific explanation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Higgs boson ⓘ |
| uses | analogies and anecdotes to explain physics concepts ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
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humorous ⓘ |
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The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?