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The Higgs boson discovery confirmed by scientists

The Higgs boson discovery confirmed by scientists

Higgs boson discovered at CERNToday may be a historical day in science. According to numerous press reports today, scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new subatomic particle that is consistent with the long-sought-after Higgs boson.

The historic announcement came in a progress report from the Large Hadron Collider particle accelerator at CERN.

In a discovery that throws light on the nature of space and time, a new subatomic particle has been found that is consistent with the long-sought-after Higgs boson.

“We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature,” Rolf Heuer, director general of CERN” announced today.

Prof. Womersley, chief executive of the Science and technology Facilities Council, told reporters: “They have discovered a particle consistent with the Higgs boson”, “Discovery is the important word. That is confirmed. It’s a momentous day for science.”

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Christian Schumacher

Dr. Christian Schumacher is the founder and managing director of StepChange Innovations GmbH, a technology development and consulting firm based in Germany. He has 30 years of experience in the chemical industry with global players such as Hoechst, DyStar and Archroma in various senior managemnet roles.