LHC
LARGE HADRON COLLIDER
Published in October 2011
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-3-901753-28-2 (ISBN)
Description
LHC - Large Hadron Collider heißt jene Maschine, die der Wissenschaft den Blick auf den Beginn unseres Universums ermöglichen wird. Einer der besten Fotografen der Welt, Peter Ginter, und der mehrfach ausgezeichnete Schrift- steller Franzobel setzen sich gemeinsam mit Rolf-Dieter Heuer, dem General- direktor des CERN, mit der größten und komplexesten Maschine auseinander, die Menschen je erdacht haben, der "Weltmaschine": ein riesiges, unterirdisches Experiment der Teilchenphysik, unvorstellbar präzise und gigantisch groß. Das aufregendste wissenschaftliche Abenteuer der Menschheit.
Reviews / Votes
'Sumptuous, extra-large coffee-table book with readily understandable texts.' Bild der Wissenschaft 'This coffee-table book looks like breaking a record. Its two-page photographs demonstrate that the Large Hadron Collider is the mother of all machines. For those who could never be on site, photographer Peter Ginter provides an impressive and aesthetic look into the World Machine.' Physik Journal 'It took fifteen years to complete the 27 kilometres long 'Large Hadron Collider' at the European research centre CERN. For the entire fifteen years, photographer Peter Ginter accompanied and documented the construction of the LHC and created breathtaking pictures of the technology and the people dedicated to uncovering the last secrets of particle physics.' Frankfurter AllgemeineMore details
Language
English
French
German
Place of publication
Baden
Austria
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Young adult
Wissenschaftler, Universitäten, Studenten, Schüler, Techniker, Firmen mit Technikbezug, Technikindustrie, Führungspersonen von Marketing und Management, Banken, Maschinenbau
Illustrations
142
142 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 28.5 cm
Width: 31 cm
Weight
3000 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-901753-28-2 (9783901753282)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Peter Ginteris regarded as an expert for the visual communication of high-tech attractions. He has made photo documentaries in more than 100 countries for numerous magazines. His numerous international awards include five World Press Photo Awards. Rolf-Dieter Heuer first worked with the JADE collaboration at PETRA, the Positron-Electron Tandem Ring Accelerator at the DESY German particle physics laboratory, later with the OPAL experiment at CERN. From 2004 till the end of 2008, he was research director for high-energy physics at DESY. In 2009 Heuer became Director General of CERN. Franzobel has been awarded numerous prizes, including the 1995 Bachmann Prize, the 2002 Schnitzler Prize and the 2005 Nestroy Prize. Lois Lammerhuber is an internationally renowned photographer and publisher. Lois Lammerhuber has been voted world-best photographer three times. He founded the Edition Lammerhuber publishing house in 1996. Many of his books have received international acclaim. Barbara Warmbein from the press office at CERN has contributed the captions.