Accompanying the next edition of the House of Good Books, Carlo Rovelli's popular science piece „Reality is not what it seems“, we decided to celebrate April with scientific topics, so for the book of this month we are presenting Ivo van Vulpen's „How to Find a Higgs Boson – and Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small“.
This work takes us into the forever interesting world of elementary particles – those we know, but also those we have yet to discover. The author proves in many places that science is not just a success story; it is often a story of unanswered questions, frustrations, misunderstandings and stepping into an unfamiliar territory. Relying on well-known experiences and comparisons, he explains abstract physical concepts, approximates the history of particle physics and offers explanations of concepts such as quantum mechanics and relativity, ie their role in the search for new particles, forces and phenomena. This book offers a vivid account of the work of the world’s largest particle accelerator as well as the author’s inspiring reflections on the still unsolved great puzzles of the miniature world.