Theorist Peter Higgs lives to see his boson

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 - 17:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Peter Higgs was no good in the lab, but he never doubted that one day his theory of a powerful subatomic particle that bears his name would be proven right in practice. His surprise was that he lived to see that day.

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