Lisa Randall (Foreword)

Lisa Randall is a theoretical physicist and Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. She is the author of Dark Matter and the DinosaursWarped PassagesKnocking on Heaven’s Door, and Higgs Discovery.


Most Wanted Particle
The Inside Story of the Hunt for the Higgs, the Heart of the Future of Physics
by Jon Butterworth, Lisa Randall (Foreword)
Hardcover | $24.95 US / $37.95 CAN

The discovery of the Higgs boson has brought us a giant step closer to understanding how our universe works. But before the Higgs was found, its existence was hotly debated. Even Peter Higgs, who first pictured it, did not expect … Continue reading

Most Wanted Particle
The Inside Story of the Hunt for the Higgs, the Heart of the Future of Physics
by Jon Butterworth, Lisa Randall (Foreword)
Paperback | $15.95 US / $23.95 CAN

Particle physics as we know it depends on the Higgs boson: It’s the missing link between the birth of our universe—as a sea of tiny, massless particles—and the tangible world we live in today. But for more than 50 years, … Continue reading