Screen LibraryLEP：the lord of the collider rings at CERN 1980-2000 : the making, operation and legacy of the world's largest scientific instrument
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiii, 211 p.: ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9783540893004 (hbk.) 3540893008 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | O571 |
| CLC: | O571 |
| Call Number: | O571/S373 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Why LEP and why at CERN? -- The difficult decision of LEP's size and energy -- The approval or how to persuade governments -- The tunnelling adventure -- The environment : people and nature -- LEP : the technical challenge -- The LEP experiments : insti Written by the main protagonist responsible for making LEP a reality, this is the definitive inside story of a remarkable machine & the many thousands of scientists & engineers from around the world, whose efforts contributed to the new knowledge it pro |