Horizon. The hunt for the Higgs /
Horizon goes behind the scenes at CERN to follow one of the most epic and expensive scientific quests of all time: the search for the Higgs particle, believed to give mass to everything in our universe. However, the hunt for Higgs is part of a much grander search for how the universe works. It promi...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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London, England :
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),
2012
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| Summary: | Horizon goes behind the scenes at CERN to follow one of the most epic and expensive scientific quests of all time: the search for the Higgs particle, believed to give mass to everything in our universe. However, the hunt for Higgs is part of a much grander search for how the universe works. It promises to help answer questions like why we exist and is a vital part of a Grand Unified Theory of nature. At the heart of the pursuit of the elusive particle is the same feature that makes snowflakes beautiful and human faces attractive: the simple and enchanting idea of symmetry. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Nov. 21, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (53 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:52:17 |
| Language: | In English. |
