`this is an insider's view of a story that changed our understanding of the nature of reality.' Guardian `Review from previous edition fascinating book' Nature `thoroughly researched and well-crafted narrative' New Scientist `masterpiece...I never normally give 5 stars but for this I make an exception.' John Gribbin, BBC Focus `If [the Higgs Boson] does turn up, some people in Stockholm will likely be among the book's most avid readers ... Close is especially diligent in investigating the priority of ideas and in crediting researchers who may have been left behind, either by the Nobel committee or by popular imagination ... The result is a much more nuanced picture of history.' Physics World