When researchers with the CERN facility in Geneva, Switzerland, announced the discovery of the Higgs boson subatomic particle earlier this month, the news was hailed as one of the most significant scientific achievements in a generation. Yet, if you look closely enough at the nearly two decades of scientific research and testing that was primarily conducted some 5,000 miles away from Oxford, you’ll find the work of some local physicists. (July 30, 2012, Page 1)

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