Tunnel visions : the rise and fall of the superconducting super collider /: the rise and fall of the superconducting super collider. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Riordan, Lillian Hoddeson, and Adrienne W. Kolb.
• Authors: Riordan, Michael, 1946-; Hoddeson, Lillian; Kolb, Adrienne W
• Contents: Origins of the super collider -- A new frontier outpost, 1983-88 -- Selling the super collider, 1983-88 -- Settling in Texas, 1989-91 -- Washington and the world, 1989-92 -- The demise of the SSC, 1991-94 -- Reactions, recovery and analysis -- The Higgs Boson discovery.
• Publisher Details: Chicago London : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 448 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 539.7/360973; Science -- General; Supercolliders -- United States; Physics -- United States; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory; Physics; Supercolliders; Kärnfysik -- tekniska aspekter; Science -- History; Science -- Physics; Technology & Engineering -- Superconductors & Superconductivity; History -- United States -- 20th Century; United States; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226305837
• Related ISBNs: 022630583X; 9780226294797; 022629479X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-427) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.