This book, intended for the interested non-specialist, describes and explains the worldof particle accelerators and the physics they study. The presentation isnon-technical (E=mc2 is the only equation!) and the prose accessible. By following theco-evolution of particle accelerators and particle physics, readers will learn whythe accelerators are built, how they work, and what "results" they produce. The bookhighlights the great ideas (e.g. synchrotron) and technological advances(superconductivity) that boosted the potential of accelerators and led to new discoveries,eventually resulting in the standard model of particle physics. Many concepts areillustrated with figures derived from three-dimensional models; these include theaccelerators, detectors, and particles. Biographical information about the main protagonists along withpointers to further reading, e.g. from "Scientific American," are provided in endnotes.weiterlesen