AS THE world’s most powerful particle accelerator revs up, Dan Hooper’s book is essential reading. One of the first findings from the Large Hadron Collider could confirm a profound link between the ingredients of the universe and the forces that control them. In this delightful and highly readable account, Hooper describes why this speculative framework, known as supersymmetry, has obsessed physicists over the past 30 years. Hedging his bets over what the LHC will produce, he offers several different endings and gives readers the chance to play at being a particle physicist.
Nature’s Blueprint
Collins
