Includes bibliographical references (p. 525-533) and index.
Early history -- The path to knowledge (history of particle physics) -- Quarks and leptons -- Forces : what holds it all together -- Hunting for the Higgs -- Accelerators and detectors : tools of the trade -- Near term mysteries -- Exotic physics (the next frontier) -- Recreating the universe 10,000,000 times a second -- Epilogue : why do we do it? -- Appendix A. Greek symbols -- Appendix B. Scientific jargon -- Appendix C. Particle-naming rules -- Appendix D. Essential relativity and quantum mechanics -- Appendix E. Higgs boson production -- Appendix F. Neutrino oscillations.