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Higgs Boson Discovery

4th July 2012: CERN annouce the discovery of a new particle, consistent with the Higgs boson!

A selection of news items on the discovery:

CERN Press Release: CERN experiments observe particle consistent with long-sought Higgs boson

University of Edinburgh news

STFC: It's a Boson!

BBC News: Higgs-like particle 'discovered'

Prime Minster's Statement

Latest Results from ATLAS Higgs Search

Lastest Results on the Search for the Higgs boson: the presentations from CMS and ATLAS

CERN press conference on the discovery

Edinburgh Evening News: University of Edinburgh to honour Higgs boson scientist


This article was last updated on Jun 26, 2020.
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