The race to find the Higgs boson

The discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012 was the culmination of decades of work. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don gives us a taste of the sprint to discovery.

Explanation of Higgs Field/Boson–

Tevatron Higgs announcements–

July 2010 exclusion:

July 2011:

March 2012:

June 2012:

LHC Higgs announcements–

Summer 2011:

Fermilab physics 101:

Fermilab home page:

[billygamer]

A thank you to the support staff!! In my 30 year academic career, I never heard such gratitude except when I gave it.

[tomctutor]

Prof. Peter Higgs (RiP) was one of my Professors at Edinburgh University away back when. A very polite and studious chap but sociable with his peers. The academic community in Edinburgh will miss his presence moving on.

[BriDog]

As a nerd myself, seeing those old pics of the Good Doctor, was... refreshing. I plan to visit Fermilab. I hope to see him. I'll gush like a fool. lol

[TroyRubert]

The moment they cut to Peter Higgs during the announcement still makes me cry every time.

[aaronmicalowe]

I see it as a team effort. Fermilab ruled out many masses, narrowing the range other capable experimenters had to search through.

[quillaja]

Abdus Salam should have received a prize just for that extremely dapper jacket.

[kennethaunstrup]

Ok, super interesting video, but I am still left wondering how the Higgs Boson was discovered! Lke, what kind of data are you getting out of a collider. How can you exclude the Higgs from certain mass-ranges. And how do you then confirm the finding? I suspect that there is a LOT of background stuff I am missing here, but it would be nice with a Colliders for Dummies video ;)

[analogdesigner-Jay]

Dr. Lincoln, thanks for a great explanation!

[Jamex]

You should do a video on the implications of the higgs boson and the significance of the klein Gordon equation. Lots of people know how the Higgs boson was discovered, but not a lot know what it actually does/means.

[sapelesteve]

New scientific discoveries are always truly amazing! Thanks Dr. Don for the excellent synopsis on how the Higgs Boson was discovered. 👍👍💥💥

[BriDog]

Was that Mr. Higgs at 8min 49sec? Was he crying? Man! I would be too! Decades of waiting... then... validation!
500yrs from now, if we survive that long, the Higgs name will still be known.

[LightDiodeNeal]

👍 Every Don-Vid is a gem! Learned so much, from a proper source, I'm feeling honoured!

[jasonjong]

Fascinating that the model left the Higgs mass as a free parameter. Are there implications on the theoretical side now that the mass has been pinned down?

[hafizasad]

There is a contribution of a Bengali scientist named Dr. Sattrendra Nath Bose. From where The BOSON name comes form. But the name of Sattrendra Nath Bose is never mentioned

[mrhassell]

Remarkable story and inspiring contribution to science. RIP Peter Ware Higgs · Born 29 May 1929 · Newcastle upon Tyne, England - Died8 April 2024 (aged 94) · Edinburgh, Scotland

[thehand]

Do more videos like this please 🙏 we'll support

[jjeherrera]

A huge "what if" is if the SSC hadn't been cancelled, how much fundamental physics would have advanced by now. How painful just to think about it! 🤔

[SOOKIE]

I love the Eyewitness-style intro music. So nostalgic.

[SlowToe]

Looked very dapper in those earlier photos Don.

[RalphMunoz-jb]

Kudos on your videos. But in one of the videos, you mention the electron as a point particle. "Is the electron a photon with toroidal topology?" by J. G. Williamson and M.B. van der Mark is just one of the many articles published about similar structure of the electron. This one is mentioned because probably the best of the lot where a "photon confined in periodic boundary conditions ... give rise to a charge .. and a half-integral spin." The point particle comes from Pauli's time and today there is a new generation that write about an internal topology with different format, according to the author(s).
My question: Is not time to update the view about the internal structure of the electron? By the way the internal structure seems to couple with Muon and Tau. There is more info but like to keep it short, and your thoughts will be greatly appreciated. A video will be more informative!