Higgs boson or ‘God particle’ theorists take the Nobel Prize in Physics

Thursday, October 10th 2013 - 05:14 UTC

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Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in physics for their work on the theory of the Higgs boson: Peter Higgs, from the UK, and Francois Englert from Belgium, share the prize. In the 1960s, they were among several physicists who proposed a mechanism to explain why the most basic building blocks of the Universe have mass. Read full article

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GeoffWard2
If the Mercopress sub-editor takes time out to read about the research for the Higgs boson, he will perhaps understand that the word 'guess' has no place in scientific research.
Oct 10th, 2013 - 09:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GFace
@1 the approriate term is Scientific Wild-Ass Guess (SWAG), of which this isn't one. That said, according to Lexx, shouldn't we all be dead now?
Oct 10th, 2013 - 12:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Conqueror
Perhaps, as a Nobel prize winner, Professor Higgs will feel inclined to write to CFK and tell her to keep her thieving hands off British territory. Or lose them!
Oct 10th, 2013 - 04:27 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Gonzo22
Ah, the Nobel Prize, the Nobel Prize... give the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama, like WTF? Money, business and politics, that's the Nobel Prize these days. Gone with the wind!
Oct 10th, 2013 - 09:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Casper
Pure genius is what this is. It makes me proud to be a human, that a member of my own species could conceive of this.
Oct 11th, 2013 - 02:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
“And now, the Nobel Prize for The Dog That Didn't Bark ...”
Oct 11th, 2013 - 06:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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