The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World Audiobook

" This is great for us folks that are not physicist but still are interested in physics and space. The language is down to earth and you really get a grasp on what CERN is doing and all the possibilities of the discoveries! "

" One of my all time favorites physics books. A beautiful compilation of discovery and explanation. From the Big Bang to the Standard Model interpreted with the new addition of the Higgs Field, this will become a classic in science. "

" I thought this was an entertaining and accessible (at least for me, as a chemist) text on the current state of elementary particle/field physics, as relates to the search and discovery of the (a) Higgs boson. I might have rated it higher but I was annoyed by the author's overuse of precise/precisely/precision, especially when the context indicated that he really meant accurate/accurately/accuracy. Just one of my pet peeves, I guess. Overall though, well done. "

" I think I understood the book, but, as the author seemingly admits, finding the Higgs Boson taught us nothing except that our expectations were right. Kind of depressing really. "

" Very informative and fascinating, comprehensible to someone with even only a very rudimentary grasp of physics like myself. Carroll doesn't shy away from difficult or abstract concepts but unlike a lot of "popular science" books out there he does not insult his readers by over-simplifying nor is it deliberately convoluted. Well written and engaging there are many enjoyable anecdotes and even a bit of subtle wit thrown in here and there, he can be a bit dry at times and I found myself having to read back over a few of the pages to remember where I was at, (But I read this book in fits and starts due to a hectic schedule and lack of time so it probably wouldn't be so bad if read in one go). You'll think twice about using the term "God Particle" in public after reading this. Anyone with an extensive knowledge of physics may however find this book to be painfully over-simplified. "

" This work is probably best read by those who get deeply excited by particle physics. While I am intrigued by developments in the field, I simply can't get as breathlessly excited as is Carroll about a zoo of particles that don't make intuitive sense to the layman. "

" Difficult simply because the topic is so complex but the author does an amazing job of making it accessible to the layman. Reinforces the statement that "if you think you understand quantum mechanics, then you don't..." "

" Enlightening and great fun and dense and great fun. "

" Unlike many popular physics books, this one spends a bit of time on the machines, detectors, software, and so forth that are used to do the experiments. The descriptions of the physics are for the most part pretty clear, but there is, necessarily, a lot of hand waving. "

" I really liked this book. It contains a timely and comprehensive review of the Higgs mechanism. My favorite part was a telling of the experimental discovery of antimatter. I also liked the account of the building of the LHC, the sad cancellation of the SSC, and a nice expose on he great Lyn Evans. "

" IT'S THE HIGGS FIELD, NOT NECESSARILY THE HIGGS PARTICLE "

" A very good liaison for introducing laymen into particle physics. A lucid and vivid introduction into the process of scientific experimentation carried out by the scientific communities. A comprehensible explanation of the incomprehensible exotic theories and lastly CERN demystified. "

" I really enjoyed it. Science is awesome. "

" This book has three parts: the search for the Higgs Boson, a description of the Large hadron Collider and what a particle physicist does. This book cries out for an editor - the author repeats himself endlessly. Still, some good physics explanations. "

" This is for the non-science audience. Starts to talk about how symetries lead to the forces on page 150 however, and appendix one is okay as far as ' so what's Higgs now ? ' "

" Thank God for Google. Couldn't tell you how much stuff I looked up as I went along. Learned a lot. Glad I read this. "

" Rated by Stephen who says it was "great." "

" Very well written and enlightening. Be sure to read the appendices. "

" First half-ish was good. Very last chapter or two were good. There is a bulk in the middle-ish that just talks about dumb stuff that I didn't care about. "