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*A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Selection*

The first major biography of Peter Higgs, revealing how a short burst of work changed modern physics

On July 4, 2012, the announcement came that one of the longest-running mysteries in physics had been solved: the Higgs boson, the missing piece in understanding why particles have mass, had finally been discovered. On the rostrum, surrounded by jostling physicists and media, was the particle's retiring namesake--the only person in history to have an existing single particle named for them. Why Peter Higgs? Drawing on years of conversations with Higgs and others, Close illuminates how an unprolific man became one of the world's most famous scientists. Close finds that scientific competition between people, institutions, and states played as much of a role in making Higgs famous as Higgs's work did.
A revelatory study of both a scientist and his era, Elusive will remake our understanding of modern physics.

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  • Title Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass
  • Author Frank Close
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781541620803 / 1541620801
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.5 x 1.1 in (25.15 x 16.51 x 2.79 cm)
  • Category Biography / Autobiography
  • Library of Congress subjects Quantum theory, Physicists - Great Britain
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2021050657
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • Choice, 07/01/2023, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/01/2022, Page 0

About the author

Frank Close, OBE, FRS is a particle physicist and an emeritus professor of physics at the University of Oxford. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Infinity Puzzle and Half-Life. He lives in Oxford, England.
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