Read article 'Maxwell’s enduring legacy'
Maxwell’s enduring legacy
Malcom Longair has written a monumental account of the Cavendish Laboratory.
Read article 'Maxwell’s enduring legacy'
Read article 'ATLAS – A 25 Year Insider Story of the LHC Experiment'
ATLAS – A 25 Year Insider Story of the LHC Experiment
117 authors collaborated to write on diverse aspects of the ATLAS project.
Read article 'Taking the temperature of collider calorimetry'
Taking the temperature of collider calorimetry
Michele Livan and Richard Wigmans have written an up-to-date introduction to both the fundamental physics and the technical parameters.
Read article 'The Weil conjectures'
The Weil conjectures
Karen Olsson's book tours the lives of Simone Weil and her brother, the noted mathematician André Weil.
Read article 'The consolations of physics'
The consolations of physics
Tim Radford's new book is a celebration of the best in humanity, built around the successes of CERN, LIGO and most of all the Voyager mission, says James Gillies.
Read article 'Redeeming the role of mathematics'
Redeeming the role of mathematics
Graham Farmelo’s new book sheds light on the current debate on the role of mathematics in theoretical physics, says CERN's former head of theory, Wolfgang Lerche.
Read article 'The cutting edge of cancer research'
The cutting edge of cancer research
In recent years, physicists have contributed insights into the interplay of phenomena at different scales.
Read article 'CERN and the Higgs Boson'
CERN and the Higgs Boson
James Gillies’ slim volume conveys the excitement of the hunt for the Higgs.
Read article 'Music of the muons'
Music of the muons
Music and dance troupe Les Atomes Dansants use muon tracks from W, Z and Higgs events in CMS data to explore the links between science and art.
Read article 'Signatures of the Artist'
Signatures of the Artist
Steven Vigdor’s idea is that deviations from perfect symmetry are not “bugs”, but are beautiful and essential.
