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LEDERMAN, Leon was born on July 15, 1922 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Morris Lederman and Minna RosenBerg, married Florence Gordon 1945.
(Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higg...)
Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higgs Boson, the future of particle physics, and the mysteries of the universe yet to be unraveled. On July 4, 2012, the long-sought Higgs Boson--aka "the God Particle"--was discovered at the world's largest particle accelerator, the LHC, in Geneva, Switzerland. On March 14, 2013, physicists at CERN confirmed it. This elusive subatomic particle forms a field that permeates the entire universe, creating the masses of the elementary particles that are the basic building blocks of everything in the known world--from viruses to elephants, from atoms to quasars. Starting where Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman's bestseller The God Particle left off, this incisive new book explains what's next. Lederman and Hill discuss key questions that will occupy physicists for years to come: * Why were scientists convinced that something like the "God Particle" had to exist? * What new particles, forces, and laws of physics lie beyond the "God Particle"? * What powerful new accelerators are now needed for the US to recapture a leadership role in science and to reach "beyond the God Particle," such as Fermilab's planned Project-X and the Muon Collider? Using thoughtful, witty, everyday language, the authors show how all of these intriguing questions are leading scientists ever deeper into the fabric of nature. Readers of The God Particle will not want to miss this important sequel.
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(Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higg...)
Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higgs Boson, the future of particle physics, and the mysteries of the universe yet to be unraveled. On July 4, 2012, the long-sought Higgs Boson--aka "the God Particle"--was discovered at the world's largest particle accelerator, the LHC, in Geneva, Switzerland. On March 14, 2013, physicists at CERN confirmed it. This elusive subatomic particle forms a field that permeates the entire universe, creating the masses of the elementary particles that are the basic building blocks of everything in the known world--from viruses to elephants, from atoms to quasars. Starting where Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman's bestseller The God Particle left off, this incisive new book explains what's next. Lederman and Hill discuss key questions that will occupy physicists for years to come: * Why were scientists convinced that something like the "God Particle" had to exist? * What new particles, forces, and laws of physics lie beyond the "God Particle"? * What powerful new accelerators are now needed for the US to recapture a leadership role in science and to reach "beyond the God Particle," such as Fermilab's planned Project-X and the Muon Collider? Using thoughtful, witty, everyday language, the authors show how all of these intriguing questions are leading scientists ever deeper into the fabric of nature. Readers of The God Particle will not want to miss this important sequel.
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(Particle physicists explore the microworld of the atom; c...)
Particle physicists explore the microworld of the atom; cosmologists study the universe on a grand scale. From Quarks to the Cosmos follows the dramatic merger of these fields as they seek to define the connections among all structures, great and small - the so-called 'theory of everything'. Leon M. Lederman shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in physics. "Definitely one of my books of the year." New Scientist
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( A fascinating tour of particle physics from Nobel Prize...)
A fascinating tour of particle physics from Nobel Prize winner Leon Lederman. At the root of particle physics is an invincible sense of curiosity. Leon Lederman embraces this spirit of inquiry as he moves from the Greeks' earliest scientific observations to Einstein and beyond to chart this unique arm of scientific study. His survey concludes with the Higgs boson, nicknamed the God Particle, which scientists hypothesize will help unlock the last secrets of the subatomic universe, quarks and all—it's the dogged pursuit of this almost mystical entity that inspires Lederman's witty and accessible history.
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LEDERMAN, Leon was born on July 15, 1922 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Morris Lederman and Minna RosenBerg, married Florence Gordon 1945.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1943; Doctor of Science (honorary), City College of New York, 1980; AM, Columbia University, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1951; Doctor of Science (honorary), Northern Illinois U., 1984; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Chicago, 1985; Doctor of Science (honorary), Illinois Institute Technology, 1987.
Associate in physics, Columbia University, New York City, 1951;
assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1952-1954;
associate professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1954-1958;
professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1958-1989;
Eugene Higgins professor physics, Columbia University, New York City, 1972-1979;
Frank L. Sulzberger professor physics, University of Chicago, 1989-1992;
director, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, 1979-1989;
director emeritus, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois, since 1989;
Pritzker professor science, Illinois Institute Technology, Chicago, since 1992;
resident scholar, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, since 1998. Director Nevis laboratories, Irvington, New York, 1962-1979. Guest scientist Brookhaven National laboratories, 1955.
Consultant National Accelerator Laboratory, European Organisation for Nuclear Research (European Organization of Nuclear Research), since 1970. Member high energy physics advisory panel Atomic Energy Commission, 1966-1970. Member of advisory commission to division mathematics and physical science National Science Foundation, 1970-1972.
Science advisor to governor State of Illinois, 1989-1993. Chairman XXIV International Physics Olympiad, 1991-1993.
(Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higg...)
(Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higg...)
(Particle physicists explore the microworld of the atom; c...)
( A fascinating tour of particle physics from Nobel Prize...)
Board of directors Museum Science Industry, Chicago, since 1989, Weizmann Institute Science, Israel, since 1988. Trustee University Research Associations, since 1992. Member of advisory board Secretary of Energy, since 1991.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (president 1990-1991, chairman 1991-1992), American Physical Society. Member NAS, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (honorary), Italian Physical Society, Aspen Institute Physics (president 1990-1992), Illinois Mathematics Science Academy (vice chairman since 1985), Teachers Academy for Mathematics and Science in Chicago (co-chairman since 1990), Council Advancement of Science Writing, Bulletin Atomic Scientists (vice chairman since 1989), comr. White House FellowsProgram, since 1997.
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Married Florence Gordon, September 19, 1945. Children: Rena S., Jesse A., Heidi R. Married Ellen Carr, September 17, 1981.