Collider: the search for the world's smallest particles

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Explores the science and engineering principles behind the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and outlines this device's potential to allow mankind to finally discover the elusive Higgs boson particle, the theorized particle that gives all matter mass. Abstract: Explores the science and engineering principles behind the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and outlines this device's potential to allow mankind to finally discover the elusive Higgs boson particle, the theorized particle that gives all matter mass Content: Journey to the heart of the Large Hadron Collider -- The machinery of perfection -- The secrets of creation -- The quest for a theory of everything -- Striking gold : Rutherford's scattering experiments -- Smashing successes : the first accelerators -- A compelling quartet : the four fundamental forces -- A tale of two rings : the Tevatron and the Super Proton Synchrotron -- Deep in the heart of Texas : the rise and fall of the Superconducting Super Collider -- Cashing by design : building the Large Hadron Collider -- Denizens of the dark : resolving the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy -- The brane drain : looking for portals to higher dimensions -- Microscopic black holes : a boon to science or a boom for the world? -- The future of high-energy physics : the International Linear Collider and beyond.