Science
Have Scientists Found the Mystery Particle?
By: Michael Lemonick
Time Magazine March 4, 2012
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According to time magazine scientists at the Tevatron particle accelerator have found the "mystery particle" that has eluded scientists for over 45 years. The Higgs Boson(the particle) is an important discovery, due to that it ties the physics model together very neatly. The scientists at the Tevatron accelerator discovered the Higgs Boson after going through the last of the tests made at the particle accelerator last year. Due to the particle accelerators relative weakness by todays standers, the find a few weeks ago, was very hard to detect and not terribly coherent, compared to the europeans discovery of the Higgs Bosen later. The Tevatron Particle Accelerator is located outside of the boston area and was used for 28 years but was shut down last year due to the still slumping economy, making this the last great discovery that will be made at the particle accelerator. this is a fitting end to the long service life of the Tevatron Particle Accelerator to the scientific community.
It is too bad that budgest cuts in the scientific community have led to the shutdown of a fine scientific establishment such as the Tevatron particle Accelorator. If we ever want to advance in science more, we need to fund more. this article really shows the sorry state of the scientific community today. Hopefully something can be done to reverse this sad truth.
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