Don Lincoln je špičkový vedec, ktorý sa špecializuje na popularizáciu zložitých vedeckých tém, najmä v oblasti častícovej fyziky. S hlbokým porozumením kvantového sveta a vesmíru sa snaží urobiť tieto fascinujúce koncepty prístupnými širokému publiku prostredníctvom svojich kníh a prednášok. Jeho práca sa zameriava na vysvetlenie najväčších záhad vesmíru a našej snahy o ich pochopenie, pričom sa opiera o svoju rozsiahlu vedeckú prax. Lincolnův štýl je známy svojou jasnosťou a nadšením, ktoré čitateľa vťahuje do sveta subatomárnych častíc.
All of the matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, with temperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neutrons of atoms did not yet exist, but rather were replaced by a swirling maelstrom of energy, matter and antimatter. This book explains the world of quarks and leptons and the forces that govern their behavior.
The highest-energy particle accelerator ever built, the Large Hadron Collider runs under the border between France and Switzerland. It leapt into action on September 10, 2008, amid unprecedented global press coverage and widespread fears that its energy would create tiny black holes that could destroy the earth. By smashing together particles smaller than atoms, the LHC recreates the conditions hypothesized to have existed just moments after the big bang. Physicists expect it to aid our understanding of how the universe came into being and to show us much about the standard model of particle physics—even possibly proving the existence of the mysterious Higgs boson. In exploring what the collider does and what it might find, Don Lincoln explains what the LHC is likely to teach us about particle physics, including uncovering the nature of dark matter, finding micro black holes and supersymmetric particles, identifying extra dimensions, and revealing the origin of mass in the universe. Thousands of physicists from around the globe will have access to the LHC, none of whom really knows what outcomes will be produced by the $7.7 billion project. Whatever it reveals, the results arising from the Large Hadron Collider will profoundly alter our understanding of the cosmos and the atom and stimulate amateur and professional scientists for years to come.