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It was mentioned that the book was originally called 'The God Damn Particle' by Leon Lederman, but the publisher changed it to 'The God Particle' to avoid alienating both religious and non-religious readers.
It was originally called the God damn particle by Leon Letterman, the Nobel Prize winner. He wanted to write a call his book The God Damn Particle because they hadn't found it yet. And his publisher m...
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It was mentioned that the book was originally called 'The God Damn Particle' by Leon Lederman, but the publisher changed it to 'The God Particle' to avoid alienating both religious and non-religious readers.
It was originally called the God damn particle by Leon Letterman, the Nobel Prize winner. He wanted to write a call his book The God Damn Particle because they hadn't found it yet. And his publisher made him change it to the God particle, which he said ended up alienating two groups, those that believed in God and those that didn't.
Episode: StarTalk Live: The Particle Party (Part 1)
The book's title, "The God Particle", was discussed, and it was mentioned that the name was chosen partly by the author's publicist and editor, and that the author originally wanted to call it the "God damn particle".
The story of the name comes partially from a book that Nobel laureate Leon Letterman wrote which is called the God particle.
Originally the name was chosen partially by his publicist and editor and there's a story that he wanted to call it the God damn particle because it's so hard to find but clearly God particle sells a lot of books.
There are a lot of people including myself that aren't very happy with using that word it looks like there's some sort of competition with science and religion or something.
Episode: StarTalk Live: The Particle Party (Part 1)
The book was mentioned as the origin of the nickname "God particle" for the Higgs boson, initially suggested by the author's publicist and editor. It was also discussed in relation to the Higgs boson's importance to the universe's structure.
The story of the name comes partially from a book that Nobel laureate Leon Letterman wrote which is called the God particle.
Originally the name was chosen partially by his publicist and editor and there's a story that he wanted to call it the God damn particle because it's so hard to find but clearly God particle sells a lot of books.
