The most important scientific discovey in my lifetime

[togwt]

BBC News - Higgs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC

[Nth Degree]

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[Accumulator]

TOGWT- Hey, thanks for posting that, first (but certainly it won`t be the *last*) I`d heard of it.



NthDegree- Very short explanation is that it appears prevailing ideas about particle physics are correct, and specifically we`re gaining some insights into "where mass comes from".



Here`s a pretty simple explanation- The Higgs boson made simple - Cosmic Log

[Ron Ketcham]

Read it over the holiday, and while it is very important, would not yet place it at the top.

They hypothized that it was there, just took a few billion dollars and years to find it.

It will open up the universe, no doubt, however I probably won`t be around to see any real benefit of the finding.

Grumpy

[Paul2011]

History in the making, Time to burn all the old science books in schools and start printing new ones!

[C. Charles Hahn]

They were referring to it as the "God Particle" on the local news... we`ll see about that one.

[dschia]

TOGWT- thanks for posting that. I was watching the hunt for the higgs from bbc horizon a couple of weeks back yet now they have found the higgs. While I know nuts about these science, these video never fail to fascinate me. Here is the documentry for those who are interested. BBC Horizon 2012 The Hunt for Higgs ¦ 720p - YouTube

[umi000]

History in the making, Time to burn all the old science books in schools and start printing new ones!

Not really - the Higgs is something that is predicted by the Standard Model, which has been more or less in place since the 70s. Now, if they hadn`t found the Higgs at the energy scales allowed by the SM, we`d be seeing some interesting times as the physicists scramble to come up and validate a model to replace the SM...

[togwt]

They were referring to it as the "God Particle" on the local news... we`ll see about that one.

I think the title `God Particle` was a way to get headlines / attention. I much prefer `Higgs Particle` named after the scientist who pioneered the research, which is a more common scientific convention

[Accumulator]

I think the title `God Particle` was a way to get headlines / attention. I much prefer `Higgs Particle` named after the scientist who pioneered the research, which is a more common scientific convention

I agree, and I bet most people who call it the "God particle" don`t have a clue why that name might (kinda, sorta, in a manner of speaking...) apply. Eh, I guess that, to me, it smacks of dumbing stuff down as opposed to offering an easy to understand explanation.

[C. Charles Hahn]

I think the title `God Particle` was a way to get headlines / attention. I much prefer `Higgs Particle` named after the scientist who pioneered the research, which is a more common scientific convention

I agree. The `God Particle` name carries a certain connotation with it that feels a bit inaccurate/disingenuous.