Table of Contents
Preface to the Paperback Edition: The Fate of the Large Hadron Collider and the Future of High-Energy Physics.
Acknowledgments.
Prologue: Journey to the Heart of the Large Hadron Collider.
Introduction: The Machinery of Perfection.
1 The Secrets of Creation.
2 The Quest for a Theory of Everything.
3 Striking Gold: Rutherford’s Scattering Experiments.
4 Smashing Successes: The First Accelerators.
5 A Compelling Quartet: The Four Fundamental Forces.
6 A Tale of Two Rings: The Tevatron and the Super Proton Synchrotron.
7 Deep in the Heart of Texas: The Rise and Fall of the Superconducting Super Collider.
8 Crashing by Design: Building the Large Hadron Collider.
9 Denizens of the Dark: Resolving the Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy.
10 The Brane Drain: Looking for Portals to Higher Dimensions.
11 Microscopic Black Holes: A Boon to Science or a Boom for the World?
Conclusion: The Future of High-Energy Physics: The International Linear Collider and Beyond.
Notes.
Further Reading.
Index.