God Particle
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The God Particle's real name is the Higgs boson, named after British theoretical physicist Peter Higgs who first proposed its existence. It is believed to be the last missing piece to the puzzle of the so-called Standard Model – the 20 fundamental forces and particles that, in various permutations and combinations, account for everything around us – light, magnetism, gravity and all forms of matter.
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Large Hadron Collider: 'God particle' theorist Peter Higgs attacks Stephen Hawking - TelegraphPeter Higgs has attacked his Nobel prize rival Stephen Hawking, describing his work as "not good enough" following a row over potential new discoveries from the Large Hadron Collider experiment.
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Large Hadron Collider atom smasher at CERN - TelegraphLarge Hadron Collider resource at the Daily Telegraph
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The Large Hadron Collider: End of the world, or God's own particle? - Science, News - The IndependentYes, but what is it? That has been many people's reaction to the furore over the Large Hadron Collider, due to be switched on this Wednesday. The biggest, most expensive experiment in history is attracting both scientific hyperbole and hysteria. Some say it will reveal the universe's secrets and ...
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Large Hadron Collider: What will it find? - TelegraphThere is lot of feverish speculation about what will happen when the Large Hadron Collider starts humankind’s biggest effort ever to shed light on the fundamentals of the universe. Will the Geneva-based effort reveal why most sub-atomic particles have mass (probably signalled by the appearance ...
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Large Hadron Collider: Particle accelerator to recreate birth of universe - TelegraphOn Wednesday, physicists turn on the multibillion-pound machine that will recreate the birth of the universe. Martin Rees applauds the greatest experiment in history.
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