LI physicist excited over 'God particle' news
Photo credit: Brookhaven National Lab | Scientist Howard Gordon, a 42-year BNL veteran, is one of thousands of scientists working to prove the existence of the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle postulated in the mid-1960s.
Brookhaven National Laboratory physicist Howard Gordon awoke at 3 a.m. Wednesday to hear a live announcement from Switzerland that "gave me a chill and brought a tear to my eye."
The 42-year BNL veteran is one of thousands of scientists around the globe working to prove the existence of the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle postulated in the mid-1960s to provide other particles with...
Higgs boson: Evidence of 'God particle'
Higgs boson: 'God Particle' found