Higgs boson spin = 0
After years of follow-up measurements post-2012, physicists confirmed the discovered Higgs boson has a spin of zero, consistent with the original 1964 theoretical prediction.
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#497 – Biggest Mysteries in Physics: Antimatter, Dark Energy & ToE – Don Lincoln
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May 29, 2026
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Higgs boson discovery
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The race between Fermilab and CERN to discover the Higgs boson, what was confirmed on July 4 2012, the 'God Particle' naming story, and what the discovery actually validated. [1] — Don Lincoln "On July 4th 2012 CERN announced a particle consistent with the Higgs boson — the last unvalidated piece of the Standard Model. Fermilab was…" 1:10:22
July 4th, 2012: The Discovery of the Higgs Boson
On July 4th 2012 CERN announced a particle consistent with the Higgs boson — the last unvalidated piece of the Standard Model. Fermilab was racing to find it first but ran out of time. Lincoln was simultaneously rooting for both labs, and the discovery took 14 more years of follow-up to fully confirm.
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