Paperback, 341 pages
English language
Published July 23, 2013 by Oneworld.
It was the universe’s most elusive particle, the linchpin for everything scientists dreamed up to explain how physics works. It had to be found. But projects as big as CERN’s Large Hadron Collider don’t happen without incredible risks – and occasional skullduggery. In the definitive account of this landmark event, Caltech physicist and acclaimed science writer Sean Carroll reveals the insights, rivalry, and wonder that fuelled the Higgs discovery, and takes us on a riveting and irresistible ride to the very edge of physics today. --back cover
Very good summary of both the history/prediction then the discovery of the Higgs Boson and the development of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, with a good description of what the Higgs Boson and Higgs Fields do. There are appendices which go into slightly more technical detail.
I'm intrigued by the idea of bosons eating other bosons, so now I need to find another book to find out about their diet.
