The God Particle
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The God Particle is a popular science book by physicist Leon Lederman that explores the search for the Higgs boson and the fundamental nature of matter and the universe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The God Particle canonical | 2 |
| The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2946879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The God Particle Context triple: [Leon Lederman, authorOf, The God Particle]
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A.
Higgs
Higgs is a surname most notably associated with physicist Peter Higgs, after whom the Higgs boson particle is named.
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B.
Seltsame Materie
Seltsame Materie is a short story collection by Hungarian-German author Terézia Mora that explores themes of identity, alienation, and post-socialist Eastern Europe in a distinctive, experimental prose style.
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Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model whose associated field gives mass to other fundamental particles, confirming a key mechanism of particle physics.
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D.
The First Three Minutes
The First Three Minutes is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explains the origin and early evolution of the universe in the moments immediately following the Big Bang.
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E.
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Universe in a Single Atom is a book by the 14th Dalai Lama that explores the relationship and potential harmony between modern science and Buddhist philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The God Particle Target entity description: The God Particle is a popular science book by physicist Leon Lederman that explores the search for the Higgs boson and the fundamental nature of matter and the universe.
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A.
Higgs
Higgs is a surname most notably associated with physicist Peter Higgs, after whom the Higgs boson particle is named.
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B.
Seltsame Materie
Seltsame Materie is a short story collection by Hungarian-German author Terézia Mora that explores themes of identity, alienation, and post-socialist Eastern Europe in a distinctive, experimental prose style.
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C.
Higgs boson
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle in the Standard Model whose associated field gives mass to other fundamental particles, confirming a key mechanism of particle physics.
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D.
The First Three Minutes
The First Three Minutes is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that explains the origin and early evolution of the universe in the moments immediately following the Big Bang.
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E.
The Universe in a Single Atom
The Universe in a Single Atom is a book by the 14th Dalai Lama that explores the relationship and potential harmony between modern science and Buddhist philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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popular science book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make modern physics understandable to lay readers ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Leon M. Lederman Nobel Prize in Physics ⓘ |
| author |
Leon M. Lederman
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linked to:
Leon Lederman
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| coAuthor | Dick Teresi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| covers |
concept of symmetry in physics
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development of accelerators ⓘ experimental high-energy physics ⓘ history of particle physics ⓘ unification of forces ⓘ |
| explains |
role of the Higgs field in giving mass to particles
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standard model particles and interactions ⓘ |
| focusesOn | search for the Higgs boson ⓘ |
| genre |
physics literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
books about physics
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books about the universe ⓘ |
| hasImpact | increased public awareness of the Higgs boson ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote | If the universe is the answer, what is the question? ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 400 pages ⓘ |
| hasReception | bestselling popular science book ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Big Bang theory
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linked to:
Big Bang
cosmology ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human quest to understand the universe
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relationship between theory and experiment in physics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | research at Fermilab ⓘ |
| isAbout | search for ultimate building blocks of matter ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Higgs boson
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fundamental forces ⓘ fundamental particles ⓘ particle physics ⓘ standard model of particle physics ⓘ
linked to:
Standard Model
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| marketedAs |
The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
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linked to:
The God Particle
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| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| mentions | Large Hadron Collider (LHC) conceptually ⓘ |
| precedes | experimental discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| structure | historical narrative combined with scientific explanation ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | Higgs boson ⓘ |
| uses | analogies and anecdotes to explain physics concepts ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
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humorous ⓘ |
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Subject: The God Particle Description of subject: The God Particle is a popular science book by physicist Leon Lederman that explores the search for the Higgs boson and the fundamental nature of matter and the universe.
Referenced by (3)
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The God Particle
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marketedAs
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The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
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linked to: The God Particle