This book explains the physical principles and technologies of elementary particle research and describes particle accelerators and detectors in an accessible manner, as well as their interplay. At several milestones of research - from the production of transuranium elements to the discovery of exotic mesons and the Higgs boson - the authors illustrate the path from theory to experiment to research results. Gravitons, Higgs particles, neutrinos, and quarks - the interest in the smallest known particles has remained unbroken for decades, bringing attention to the laboratories pushing the boundaries of physics: alongside the largest experimental field we have - the universe itself - there are the gigantic machines of particle physics in major research institutions. With these, researchers worldwide are attempting to...